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Height 160 weight 40
What is the ideal weight for 160 cm tall male or female? Is it normal to weigh 40 kg for this height? Body Mass Index (BMI) will answer these questions. If BMI value is within the range 18.5 – 24.99 (for any height), then the weight is withing normal limits.
| For the height 1.6 meters (160 cm) and for the weight 40 kilograms: | |
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| Result: | Significant lack of weight. |
| BMI: | 15.63 |
| Normal weight limits: | 47 - 64 kg. |
| What to do? | Gain 7 kg. |
How to calculate BMI and weight ranges on your own?
- BMI formula: weight / height2
- where the height value is in meters (not in centimeters), for example 1.63 (not 163).
- Multiplication first, then division! - For example, if the height is 166 cm and the weight is 72 kg, then BMI = 72 / 1.66 * 1.66 = 26.13. BMI above normal values.
Check yourself. The Height and weight combinations below are normal or not?