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Height 178 weight 47
What is the ideal weight for 178 cm tall male or female? Is it normal to weigh 47 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 1.78 meters (178 cm) and for the weight 47 kilograms: | |
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| Result: | Significant lack of weight. |
| BMI: | 14.83 |
| Normal weight limits: | 59 - 79 kg. |
| What to do? | Gain 12 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 1.71 (not 171).
- Multiplication first, then division! - For example, if the height is 167 cm and the weight is 71 kg, then BMI = 71 / 1.67 * 1.67 = 25.46. BMI above normal values.
Check yourself. The Height and weight combinations below are normal or not?