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.

  1. Ideal Body 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.

Desirable Weight For Men
Height
Feet  Inches
Small Frame (lbs) Median Frame (lbs)Large Frame (lbs)
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]

Desirable Weight for Women
Height
Feet  Inches
Small Frame (lbs)Medium Frame (lbs)Large Frame (lbs)
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




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