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Hi doctors..i'm 21 years old my height is 160cm and weight is 42 kg is that too risky or nearly normal and what the risks if there were...thanks alot?

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Dr. Scott Welker answered

Good BMI: You body mass index is 16.4. This is very good, you are not too fat or too thin.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/15/2016

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