tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89982928466487399942011-11-27T16:24:28.415-08:00The Asian - Low Fat, Low Carb, High Fibre, High ProteinXIAO ZHENnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998292846648739994.post-54080300971565714942007-12-14T00:36:00.000-08:002008-01-25T03:16:14.949-08:00<strong>The Asian BMI</strong><br /><br />Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of the weight of a person according to height. It does not indicate the body fat percentage nor how healthy a person is. But it gives a general idea if you are overweight or underweight, and if you are at health's risk.<br /><br /><strong>Calculation of BMI in SI units:</strong><br /><br /><pre><br />BMI = weight (kg)<br /> ------------<br /> height x height (m2)</pre><br /><br />The Singapore Asian BMI takes into account the Asian's smaller frame and the body fat percentages. For Singapore Asians, an Asian BMI of 27.5 and above (instead of BMI 30) is an indication of obesity and an Asian BMI of 23 to 27.4 (instead of BMI 25) is an indication of overweight.<br /><br /><br /><strong>The recommended Singapore's Asia BMI cut-offs:</strong><br /><pre><br /><strong>BMI for Adults (kg/m2) Health Risk</strong><br />27.5 and above High Risk<br />23 - 27.4 Moderate Risk<br />18.5 - 22.9 Low Risk/<br /> Healthy Range<br />Below 18.5 Risk of <br /> nutritional<br /> deficiency and<br /> osteoporosis </pre><br /><br /><br /><em>(Singapore Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Board)</em><br /><br />The values differ slightly from each ethnic race to another in Singapore and from each Asian country.<br /><br />Check your weight against your height and find out what Asian BMI you are at ! This table shows the healthy range you should be at.<br /><br /><pre><br /><strong>Height (m)</strong> <strong>Asian BMI</strong><br /> <strong> <strong>19 20 21 22 23</strong></pre></strong><br /><strong><pre> Weight in kg</strong></pre><br /><pre>1.473 41 44 45 47.6 49.9<br />1.498 43 45 47 49.4 51.7<br />1.524 44 46 49 50.8 53.5<br />1.549 45 48 50 52.8 55.3<br />1.600 49 51 54 56.2 59<br />1.625 50 53 55 58.1 60.8<br />1.651 52 54 57 59.9 62.9<br />1.676 54 56 59 61.7 64.4<br />1.700 55 58 61 63.5 66.2<br />1.727 57 59 63 65.3 68.5<br />1.752 58 61 64 67.6 70.3<br />1.778 60 63 66 69.4 72<br />1.803 62 65 68 71.2 74.8<br />1.828 64 67 70 73.5 76.7<br />1.854 65 68 72 75.3 78.9<br />1.879 67 70 74 77.6 81.2<br />1.900 69 73 76 79.8 83.5<br />1.930 71 74 78 81.6 85.7</pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8998292846648739994-5408030097156571494?l=asianbmi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>XIAO ZHENnoreply@blogger.com2