Simply being overweight, but not obese, from an early age boosts the risk of premature death by a third -- as much as smoking up to 10 cigarettes a day, researchers in Sweden recently reported.
A BMI of 25-to-30 indicates being overweight, while above 30 means one is obese. The range of normal weight is 18.5-to-24.9. The study also found that being severely underweight -- a BMI of under 17 -- carried about the same risk of early death as being overweight or a light smoker.
So yes, you can also be too thin.
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another wake up call
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Posted by Patricia at 5:55 PM
Labels: health, overweight, slimming
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my bmi 19-20... i am anorexic... my target weight is 100..di ma kontento.
wow, 100lbs! naa pay mahabilin nimo ana mai? =) pero within normal range pa man diba?
Di na Pat..hehehe.. abnormal na. my normal is 115 for 5'3. Anorexic lagi gyud ko. I want the kate moss thin.. weird sa? but i'll remember this entry to remind me that being so thin is definitely not healthy.
aw ok. you look better with a little flesh on you man pud mai. =) besides, think about it: how can you carry heavy camera equipment if you're too thin? =)
patricia, im sure my BMI is waaay dangerous...yes, youre sooo right, i need to seriously think about it gyud..*kicking self* i dont want to die just yet..or worse, be alive but an invalid due to strokes and whatnot...thanks for reminding me again...
i think all i need to do is to look for a regimen that works for me...
you got me thinking hard on this=) ana got inspired by you, and shes been successful na=)
18.9 ko.but my puson gets bigger everyday.:-(
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