Translations:Body mass index/25/en
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New research based on a large sample of almost 1.5 million people in England found that some ethnic groups would benefit from prevention at or above a BMI of (rounded):
- 30 in White
- 28 in Black
- just below 30 in Black British
- 29 in Black African
- 27 in Black Other
- 26 in Black Caribbean
- 27 in Arab and Chinese
- 24 in South Asian
- 24 in Pakistani, Indian and Nepali
- 23 in Tamil and Sri Lankan
- 21 in Bangladeshi