BMI 28.5 Meaning

BMI of 28.5 is it Good or Bad? A BMI of 28.5 is in the overweight category. This means you might have a bit more body fat than people with a normal BMI. But it's important to remember that BMI is just one way to assess health, and it doesn't necessarily mean you're unhealthy.

BMI Categories

This is the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended body weight based on BMI values for adults. It is used for both men and women, age 20 or older.

BMI	Category
< 16	Underweight (Severe thinness)
16 - 16.9	Underweight (Moderate thinness)
17 - 18.4	Underweight (Mild thinness)
18.5 - 24.9	Normal range
25 - 29.9	Overweight (Pre-obese)
30 - 34.9	Obese (Class I)
35 - 39.9	Obese (Class II)
≥ 40	Obese (Class III)

BMI 28.5 weight and height

BMI	Height and weight (cm/kg)	Height and weight (ft in/lbs)
BMI 28.5	156 cm 69 kg	4'6" 118 lbs
BMI 28.5	157 cm 70 kg	4'7" 123 lbs
BMI 28.5	158 cm 71 kg	4'8" 127 lbs
BMI 28.5	159 cm 72 kg	4'9" 132 lbs
BMI 28.5	160 cm 73 kg	4'10" 136 lbs
BMI 28.5	161 cm 74 kg	4'11" 141 lbs
BMI 28.5	162 cm 75 kg	5'0" 146 lbs
BMI 28.5	163 cm 76 kg	5'1" 151 lbs
BMI 28.5	164 cm 77 kg	5'2" 156 lbs
BMI 28.5	165 cm 78 kg	5'3" 161 lbs
BMI 28.5	166 cm 79 kg	5'4" 166 lbs
BMI 28.5	167 cm 79 kg	5'5" 171 lbs
BMI 28.5	168 cm 80 kg	5'6" 177 lbs
BMI 28.5	169 cm 81 kg	5'7" 182 lbs
BMI 28.5	170 cm 82 kg	5'8" 187 lbs
BMI 28.5	171 cm 83 kg	5'9" 193 lbs
BMI 28.5	172 cm 84 kg	5'10" 199 lbs
BMI 28.5	173 cm 85 kg	5'11" 204 lbs
BMI 28.5	174 cm 86 kg	6'0" 210 lbs
BMI 28.5	175 cm 87 kg	6'1" 216 lbs
BMI 28.5	176 cm 88 kg	6'2" 222 lbs
BMI 28.5	177 cm 89 kg	6'3" 228 lbs
BMI 28.5	178 cm 90 kg	6'4" 234 lbs
BMI 28.5	179 cm 91 kg	6'5" 240 lbs
BMI 28.5	180 cm 92 kg	6'6" 247 lbs
BMI 28.5	181 cm 93 kg	6'7" 253 lbs