Diet
Plan
Weight Range Chart
No "Normal Weight
Range" - Just a Healthy Weight Range
There's really no such thing as a "normal weight range". Each of us is
different. We have different genes, a different metabolism, a
different lifestyle - we may even have a different culture.
Consequently, a "normal weight range" is impossible to establish.
However, we can quantify a "healthy weight range." A healthy weight
range is
simply a weight range that is statistically related to good
health. A healthy weight range corresponds to a Body Mass Index of
20-25. Overweight is BMI 25-30. Obesity is BMI 30+.
To say someone is overweight or obese means that their weight
range falls into
a weight range category that is associated with higher risk of (e.g.)
heart disease and hypertension.
Healthy Weight Range
For details, see weight range chart below. Typically, men should be in the upper weight
range for their height; women in the lower.
Figure 1. Weight Chart Showing Healthy Weight Ranges
| Feet & inches |
Approx Healthy Weight Range |
| 4 ' 10 " |
91-122 pounds |
| 4 ' 11 " |
94-125 |
| 5 ' 0 " |
97-128 |
| 5 ' 1 " |
101-132 |
| 5 ' 2 " |
104-137 |
| 5 ' 3 " |
107-141 |
| 5 ' 4 " |
111-146 |
| 5 ' 5 " |
114-150 |
| 5 ' 6 " |
118-155 |
| 5 ' 7 " |
121-160 |
| 5 ' 8 " |
125-164 |
| 5 ' 9 " |
129-169 |
| 5 ' 10 " |
132-174 |
| 5 ' 11 " |
136-179 |
| 6 ' 0 " |
140-184 |
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