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I am 20 and my bmi is 16.5 my weight is almost same from past 1 year,i eat both meat and vegetable and i am physically fit but why my bmi is too low?
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BMI 16.5: That is quite low. If possible ask your former Pediatrician to share your growth curves - height and weight. If you have been growing slowly you should see an Endocrinologist. If you have lost weight you should see a fast to enter I locust.
Answered 4/29/2015
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