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722:, a ratio of a person's weight to their height, has traditionally been used to assess the health of a person as it pertains to weight: under the cut-off point at a BMI of 18.5, a person is considered underweight. The calculation is either weight in kilograms divided by height in meters, squared, or weight in pounds times 703, divided by height in inches, squared. Another measure of underweight is through comparison to the average weight of a cohort of people of a similar age and height: people who are at least 15% to 20% below the average weight for the group are considered underweight. 50: 858:(JHSPH), "Underweight status ... and micronutrient deficiencies also cause decreases in immune and non-immune host defenses, and should be classified as underlying causes of death if followed by infectious diseases that are the terminal associated causes." People who are malnourished raise special concerns, as not only gross caloric intake may be inadequate, but also intake and absorption of other vital nutrients, especially essential 826:
A common belief is that healthy underweight individuals can ‘eat what they want’ and then burn it off either by high levels of activity or elevated metabolism. It has been shown, however, that individuals with BMI < 18.5 eat about 12% less calories than individuals with normal BMI (21.5 to 25) and
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Using the body mass index as a measure of weight-related health, with data from 2014, age-standardised global prevalence of underweight in women and men were 9.7% and 8.8%, respectively. These values were lower than what was reported for 1975 as 14.6% and 13.8%, respectively, indicating a worldwide
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increases body mass. Weight lifting exercises are effective in helping to improve muscle tone as well as helping with weight gain. Weight lifting has also been shown to improve bone mineral density, which underweight people are more likely to lack.
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Coin, A.; G. Sergi; P. Benincà; L. Lupoli; G. Cinti; L. Ferrara; G. Benedetti; G. Tomasi; C. Pisent; G. Enzi (2000). "Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition in Underweight and Normal Elderly Subjects".
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people, the effect is much less drastic when restricted to non-smokers with no history of disease, suggesting that smoking and disease-related weight loss are the leading causes of the observed effect.
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defines the amount of essential fat, below which a person is underweight, as 10–13% for women and 2–5% for men. The greater amount of essential body fat in women supports reproductive function.
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Gleeson, Peggy; Elizabeth J. Protas; Adrian D. Leblanc; Victor S. Schneider; Harlan J. Evans (February 1990). "Effects of weight lifting on bone mineral density in premenopausal women".
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intake. This can be done by eating a sufficient volume of sufficiently calorie-dense foods. Body weight may also be increased through the consumption of liquid nutritional supplements.
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Hira, S. K.; H. L. Dupont; D. N. Lanjewar; Y. N. Dholakia (1998). "Severe weight loss: the predominant clinical presentation of tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection in India".
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they are 23% less physically active (by accelerometry). Underweight people tend to have low appetites and typically eat little, sporadically or infrequently.
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Nattiv; Agostini, R; Drinkwater, B; Yeager, KK (1994). "The female athlete triad. The inter-relatedness of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis".
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Gjesdal; Halse, JI; Eide, GE; Brun, JG; Tell, GS (2008). "Impact of lean mass and fat mass on bone mineral density: the Hordaland Health Study".
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Being underweight can also cause other conditions, in which case it is primary. Severely underweight individuals may have poor physical
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problems may be unable to absorb nutrients adequately. People with certain eating disorders can also be underweight due to one or more
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In women, being severely underweight, often as a result of an eating disorder or due to excessive strenuous exercise, can result in
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Pasco, Julie A.; Holloway, Kara L.; Dobbins, Amelia G.; Kotowicz, Mark A.; Williams, Lana J.; Brennan, Sharon L. (23 June 2014).
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Black, Robert E.; Morris, Saul S.; Bryce, Jennifer (28 June 2003), "Where and Why are 10 Million Children Dying Every Year?",
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has been suggested as another way to assess whether a person is underweight. Unlike the body mass index, which is a
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Certain drugs may increase appetite either as their primary effect or as a side effect. Antidepressants, such as
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Although being underweight has been reported to increase mortality at rates comparable to that seen in morbidly
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Homnick, Douglas N. (2005). "Long-term trial of cyproheptadine as an appetite stimulant in cystic fibrosis".
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in muscles. Exercise can also help stimulate the appetite of a person who is not inclined to eat.
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Being underweight is associated with certain medical conditions, including
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Another way for underweight people to gain weight is by exercising, since
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Body Weight and Mortality:What is the optimum weight for a longer life?
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Underweight individuals may be advised to gain weight by increasing
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is considered too low to be healthy. A person who is underweight is
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may be prescribed for severe appetite loss, such as that caused by
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Symptoms and signs: Endocrinology, nutrition, and metabolism
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or energy expenditure, lack of food (frequently due to
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Being underweight is an established risk factor for
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Index

Thinness
Underweight (stock market)

body mass index
Specialty
Endocrinology
a series
Human body weight
Obesity
Epidemiology
Overweight
Underweight
Body shape
Weight gain
Weight loss
Gestational weight gain
Diet (nutrition)
Weight management
Overnutrition
Childhood obesity
Epidemiology
Adipose tissue
Classification of obesity
Exercise paradox
Genetics of obesity
Metabolic syndrome
Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome
Metabolically healthy obesity
Obesity paradox
Set point theory

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