Ideal Body Weight

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT

Are you at your ideal body weight?

It’s well-documented that being overweight and obese increases the risk of early death and a number of health conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain forms of cancer. That’s why you should know your ideal body weight, which you can do with the help of the table that’s less of a reference for weight management and more of an assessment of the amount you should weigh for your height to maximize health and minimize mortality.

MEN

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HEIGHT

LOW

TARGET

HIGH

5’0″

96 106 116

5’1″

102 112 122

5’2″

108 118 128

5’3″

114 124 134

5’4″

120 130 140

5’5″

126 136 146

5’6″

132 142 152

5’7″

138 148 158

5’8″

144 154 164

5’9″

150 160 170

5’10”

156 166 176

5’11”

162 172 182

6’0″

168 178 188

6’1″

174 184 194

6’2″

180 190 200

6’3″

186 196 206

INSTRUCTIONS:
Refer to the table to find out the amount of weight for your height that’s associated with the best health outcomes and lowest risk of death.

NOTE:
The ideal body weight calculation is inherently inaccurate because bone, muscle, and fat aren’t taken into account. As an illustration, people who work out regularly may weigh more than the average person but be considered overweight according to their listed ideal body weight when they’re actually fit and healthy. Another thing not taken into account is body frame size and how well an individual carries their weight. For these reasons, ideal body weight isn’t a perfect measure of health that should be taken as absolute, neither should it be depended on as a guideline for weight management.

 

WOMEN

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HEIGHT

LOW

TARGET

HIGH

5’0″

90 106 116

5’1″

95 105 115

5’2″

100 110 120

5’3″

105 115 125

5’4″

110 120 130

5’5″

115 120 125

5’6″

120 130 140

5’7″

125 135 145

5’8″

130 140 150

5’9″

135 145 155

5’10”

140 150 160

5’11”

145 155 165

6’0″

150 160 170

6’1″

155 165 175

6’2″

160 170 180

6’3″

165 175 185

INSTRUCTIONS:
Refer to the table to find out the amount of weight for your height that’s associated with the best health outcomes and lowest risk of death.

NOTE:
The ideal body weight calculation is inherently inaccurate because bone, muscle, and fat aren’t taken into account. As an illustration, people who work out regularly may weigh more than the average person but be considered overweight according to their listed ideal body weight when they’re actually fit and healthy. Another thing not taken into account is body frame size and how well an individual carries their weight. For these reasons, ideal body weight isn’t a perfect measure of health that should be taken as absolute, neither should it be depended on as a guideline for weight management.

 

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