Obesity and Ideal Body Weight

A person is considered obese when his weight is 20% more than the normal or ideal weight. The body mass index or BMI is a common measure of obesity. People become obesity when they eat much and exercise less so the calories they consume are stored as body fat. Other factors that are resposible for obesity are person's genetics, age, gender, medicines, psychological, lack of physical activity, etc.

Ideal body Weight, Height Weight Chart

Ideal body weight is given for people of different body frames and height. Look for your ideal weight according to your height.

Ideal Weight:
One should always be mentally & physically fit. Over weight can lead to high blood pressure, elevated blood cholesterol, arthritis, diabetes etc. We should therefore maintain an ideal weight, according to the our body structure.

Height Feet Inches		Small Frame (lbs)	Median Frame (lbs)	Large Frame (lbs)
Desirable Weight for Men
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6	4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 1 2 3 4	118-126 121-129 124-129 128-137 132-141 136-145 140-150 144-154 148-158 152-162 156-167 160-171 164-175	124-136 127-139 130-143 134-147 138-152 142-156 146-160 150-165 154-170 158-175 162-180 167-185 172-190	132-148 135-152 138-156 142-156 147-166 151-170 155-174 159-179 164-184 168-189 173-194 178-199 182-201

[To convert lbs to kg, divide by 2.2.
1kg = 2.2 lbs]

Height Feet Inches		Small Frame (lbs)	Medium Frame (lbs)	Large Frame (lbs)
Desirable Weight for Women
4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5	10 11 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	92-98 94-101 96-104 99-107 102-110 105-113 108-116 111-119 114-123 118-127 122-131 126-135 130-140	96-107 98-110 101-113 104-116 107-119 110-122 113-126 116-130 120-135 124-139 128-143 132-147 136-151	104-119 106-122 109-125 112-128 115-131 118-134 121-138 125-142 129-146 133-150 137-154 141-158 145-163