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Is it true you can be considered overweight because of. thick bone density?

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No: High bone density may add a very small (<5%) to your weight. Overweight and obesity are defined as bmi's of 25 to 29.9 and 30 or higher respectively. To contrast, normal weight correlates with a bmi of 18.5 to 24.9. Fine a bmi calculator on the internet and generate your number. Bone mass if an extremely small variable.

Dr Lang agreed

Answered 11/17/2013

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