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Normal BMI for adult Asians as suggested by WHO is
Answer: A
The normal BMI range for adult Asians in the WHO Asia-Pacific classification is about 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m\(^{2}\), which the question rounds to 18 – 23 kg/m\(^{2}\). Asian populations carry more body fat and more metabolic risk at a given BMI, so the cut-offs sit lower than the 18.5 to 24.9 range used for Western adults. The other ranges (19 – 24, 20 – 25 and 21 – 26) all start and stop too high, so they would count people who are already overweight for an Asian build as normal.
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