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minus-squarecally [he/they]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-219 hours agoAt 5’8" (1.72m) with a BMI of 17, you would weigh 110.6lb (50.2kg), not 90lb (40.8kg) I don’t know what BMI is dangerous or not, this is just what weight someone would actually be with that height and BMI. math BMI is weight/(height)², with weight in kg and height in meters. Let’s solve for the weight: weight/(1.72)² = 17 weight = 17 * (1.72)² weight = 17 * 2.9584 weight = 50.2928kg ≈ 110.6lb
At 5’8" (1.72m) with a BMI of 17, you would weigh 110.6lb (50.2kg), not 90lb (40.8kg)
I don’t know what BMI is dangerous or not, this is just what weight someone would actually be with that height and BMI.
math
BMI is weight/(height)², with weight in kg and height in meters. Let’s solve for the weight:
weight/(1.72)² = 17
weight = 17 * (1.72)²
weight = 17 * 2.9584
weight = 50.2928kg ≈ 110.6lb