What is considered skinny for a 5 2 female?

If you weigh 107 pounds or less at this height, you are considered underweight with a BMI of 18.4. A healthy weight range for that woman would be 108 to 145 pounds. BMI is just one way to measure healthy weight. Some women have a low, but still healthy weight.

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What weight size is considered skinny?

What exactly counts as being "skinny?" Some healthcare experts believe a BMI in the 15-18 range to be clinically underweight. This seems to fall pretty close to what many everyday people consider to be "skinny" with a BMI of 18 or lower frequently listed as the indicator of someone considered to be slim.

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How many kg is skinny?

A weight under 100–110 pounds (50kg)

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How do I know if I'm skinny?

Too Skinny: What BMI is Considered Underweight? From a clinical perspective, an individual is considered “too skinny” if they are deemed underweight. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an individual is underweight if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is below 18.5 [1].

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What is the most attractive weight for a 5 2 woman?

Ideal Weight per MET Life

According to the MET Life tables, desirable weights are listed for women ages 25-59, wearing a 1" heel and 3 pounds of clothing. A 5' 3" woman (5' 2" without shoes) should weigh 111-124 lbs. if she has a small frame; 121-135 lbs. with a medium frame; and 131-147 lbs.

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What is underweight for a 5'2 female?

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Is 20 kg underweight?

Body Mass Index

A BMI of between 20 and 25 kg/m2 is considered to be ideal for good health. A BMI of over 25 kg/m2 might suggest that you are overweight. A BMI of less than 20 kg/m2 indicates that you might be slightly underweight and at increased risk of malnutrition.

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Is 45 kg underweight for a girl?

45 (kg) divided by 2.25 (height squared) = 20. This means a person with a height of 150cm and a weight of 45kg would have a BMI score of 20. According to the BMI, that person would be in the “healthy weight range”.

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Is 60 kg overweight?

A. Kavitha Consultant Physician & Diabetologist Your Height is 5"1' which is approx 153 cm Your Wt. is 60kg So your BMI is 25.6 which is Grade 1 Obesity Your Ideal Wt.

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What causes belly fat in females?

If you eat too much and exercise too little, you're likely to carry excess weight — including belly fat. Also, your muscle mass might diminish slightly with age, while fat increases.

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What weight should a small woman be?

According to the National Institutes of Health, a woman should weigh roughly 100 lbs. for the first 5 feet of height and then an additional 5 lbs. for every inch over this height. If you're 5 feet 4 inches tall, your ideal body weight is right around 120 lbs.

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Am I fat if I weigh 70 kg?

Your body mass index is 19.7 which is within the normal range. You are not overweight.

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Is 55 kg good for a 13 year old?

55kg is normal weight for most of people. The weight range for 13-year-old boys is between 75 and 145 pounds.

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What is the most attractive height for a girl?

The ideal height for a woman, according to the average man, is 5'6”. Notably, this excludes 10% of men who say there is no such thing as too short and 9% who say no height is too tall. Similarly, there is no "too short" for 4% of women and no "too tall" for 7%.

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What is the most attractive dress size?

The majority of the men (nearly 86% of them) preferred a woman with a dress size 14 to 16.

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What is the most attractive female body shape?

​Top hourglass body shape

Considered to be the most attractive body shape, this is very similar to hourglass body shape, except that in this case the curves are more defined.

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Why am I skinny but have a big stomach?

Common reasons for someone to have belly fat even when they're skinny is: Being too sedentary (inactive), which builds visceral fat around the organs and abdominal fat. Eating too many processed foods, which stores at the belly.

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Do I see myself skinnier than I am?

“As a person's weight increases above the average, so too does the likelihood that their prior experience involves smaller bodies. Because the brain combines our past and present experiences, it creates an illusion whereby we appear thinner than we actually are.”

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Why do I look thin but weigh a lot?

He explained that "muscle is more dense than fat, so an identical volume of it will weigh more than fat." Exercise physiologist Krissi Williford, MS, CPT, of Xcite Fitness, agreed and said even though your muscle mass weighs more than your fat, "it takes up less space, which is why you look leaner and more toned."

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