Medscape | Lesser Degrees of Excess Weight Do Not Increase Mortality Medscape The analysis used body mass index (BMI) categories drawn up by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as follows: underweight, BMI less than 18.5 kg/m 2; normal weight, BMI from 18.5 to less than 25 kg/m 2; overweight, BMI from 25 to less ... |