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Tell the truth and shame the devil. Insurance companies have a right ( car insurance quotes ) to the truth about your weight.

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Life and Health Insurance. FAT OR FICTION?

Author: Michael Challiner (car insurance quotes)

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Thinking of taking out life or health insurance? Youre a perfect weight? Fine, good for you, but if youre not, read on:

Do you know your BMI figure? BMI stands for body mass ( mortgages ) indicator and is used to ascertain whether you are underweight, normal weight, or obese. It works in the following way:

You will need to know your weight and height, using metric measures. (medical insurance)

Multiply your height by itself, and then divide the result by your weight. ( mortgage quotes ) Hopefully the result will be in the 18.5 to 24.9 range, which is absolutely fine. The BMI categories are listed below.

Less then 18.5 is classified as underweight
18.5 to 24.9 is classified as normal weight
25 to 29.9 is classified as overweight
30 or greater is classified as obese

These figures are for adults. There is a slight variation in that it is possible ( remortgages ) that this method overestimates fatness in people who are muscular or athletic. (life insurance)

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