Weight Chart and Body Mass Index

2010/03/31

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There is no definitive way of assessing who is overweight, underweight or normal weight. However, many doctors use a height and weight system known as the Body Mass Index as a rough guide to determining healthy weight among the general population.

Overweight Chart - Based on Body Mass Index

According to the Body Mass Index, a person whose body mass index is 25+ is considered overweight. The Weight Chart below shows the weight equivalent to a BMI of 25 for each height between 4 feet 10 and six feet.

How to use the Weight Chart

1. Find your height in the Height column
2. Look in the Overweight here column to see when you become overweight

Example
If you are 5 ft 4 inches tall, you become overweight when you reach about 146 pounds

Height		Overweight here
Ft/inches	Metres	Pounds	Kilos
4.10 4.11 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 6.0	1.47m 1.50m 1.52m 1.55m 1.57m 1.60m 1.63m 1.65m 1.68m 1.70m 1.73m 1.75m 1.78m 1.80m 1.83m	120 pounds (8 stone 8lbs) 124 pounds (8 stone 12 lbs) 129 pounds (9 stone 3lbs) 133 pounds (9 stone 7lbs) 137 pounds (9 stone 11lbs) 142 pounds (10 stone 2lbs) 146 pounds (10 stone 6lbs) 150 pounds (10 stone 10lbs) 155 pounds (11 stone 1lb) 160 pounds (11 stone 6lbs) 165 pounds (11 stone 11lbs) 169 pounds (12 stone 1lb) 174 pounds (12 stone 6lbs) 180 pounds (12 stone 12lbs) 185 pounds (13 stone 3lbs)	54.5kg 56.3kg 57.8kg 60.4kg 62.2kg 64.5kg 66.3kg 68.1kg 70.4kg 72.7kg 75.0kg 76.8kg 79.0kg 81.8kg 84.0kg