Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. BMI is an assessment tool for determining whether your weight falls within one of four categories. People with BMIs under 18.5 are considered underweight. Your weight is said to be within the healthy range if your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9.
Mannan may refer to a plant polysaccharide that is a linear polymer of the sugar mannose. Plant mannans have Î²(1-4) linkages. It is a form of storage polysaccharide.
Mannitol (also referred to as mannite or manna sugar) is a white, crystalline solid that looks and tastes sweet like sucrose.It was originally isolated from the secretions of the flowering ash and called manna after its resemblance to the Biblical food.In plants it is used to alleviate osmotic stress.annitol has several industrial uses, but is mainly used to produce tablets of medicine. Its fetal safety is C (FDA pregnancy category: risk not ruled out) in Briggs' Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk.