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I came across my old HS wrestling jacket and forgot that I wrestled in the 158 lb weight class. I assume I was full-grown then, at 6 ft. It is likely that I weighed a bit more than 158, which was the weight you'd typically diet and sweat off the weight to get down to. But nonetheless, whilst 6 ft., 158 lbs sounds ridiculoulsy skinny, it is actually in the middle of healthy weight.

BMI = 21.4

BMI Categories:
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

In fact, yo'd have to get below 137 lbs. at that height to be considered underweight. So, are we becoming accustomed to viewing overweight as normal weight?

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm?source=patrick.net