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Re: definitions

Posted by Dr. Bob on October 24, 2006, at 20:12:28

In reply to Re: About the BMI calculator, posted by fayeroe on October 23, 2006, at 23:59:40

> In 1995, the World Health Organization recommended a classification for three "grades" of overweight
>
> In 1998, two organizations within National Institutes of Health ... put together an expert panel who released a report with definitions ... in agreement with those used by the World Health Organization.
>
> the following are common definitions of BMI categories:
>
> Underweight: less than 18.5

So the WHO and the NIH didn't define underweight, but the above is a common definition?

Bob

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