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I am 5.2 feet tall and i want to know how much should i weight?

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Dr. Alvin Lin answered

Body mass index: Use http://www.Nhlbi.Nih.Gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi/bmicalc.Htm to calculate body mass index which gives normal weight as 101-136 pounds. However, this doesn't take into consideration body composition in which case, more muscle & less fat is best. Don't want to become skinny fat person eg proper weight w/o muscle tone.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 9/17/2013

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