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What's the optimal number on the bmi to be?
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What's right for you: Muscle guy john cena, with almost no body fat, is "obese" and many elite runners are "underweight". The bmi is just a number and wasn't even developed for individuals. Your waist size is a better gauge of your health risks. Your ideal weight is what looks and feels best to you while you can do the sports you enjoy most. A man needs no body fat, a woman just a little. You're not a number.
Answered 3/2/2014
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