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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rhonda Simons answered
15 years experience Family Medicine
154 pounds: Is the highest weight considered to be within a "normal" bmi for your height. The range is 118 lbs (bmi of 19) to 154 pounds (bmi of 24.9). Two of m ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Susan Albow answered
22 years experience Integrative Medicine
Ideal body weight: A simple formula for women is to allow 100 pounds for being 5 feet tall and add 5 pounds for every inch taller than 5 feet. A fluctuation of 10 pound ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
You're not a number: "ideal weight" is entertainment and subscience. Your best weight is whatever looks and feels right to you with you doing well at your favorite sports. ... Read More
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A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Lonnie Smith answered
39 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Normal: Normal would be about 74kgs which would give you a BMI of 24.8. Which would be considered about normal for your sex and age and height.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Robertson answered
36 years experience General Surgery
Estimate with BMI: No simple tool is perfect, the the bmi does provide a rough estimate.Bmi equals your weight in pounds mulitplied by 703 then divided by the square of ... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Colton Bradshaw answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Wide range of normal: With such a wide range of normal at 3 years old, the best resource for determination of "ideal" is your son's pediatrician during a well child exam. N ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Dansie answered
16 years experience Family Medicine
BMI is ok: Bmi or body mass index is an ok way to calculate your ideal weight. Using pounds and inches: bmi = ( weight in pounds / ( height in inches x height in ... Read More
A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Chris Hawley answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
Ideal weight: This depends in your gender.
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Oswari answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
180lbs: Around 180lbs and below would give you a bmi under 25.
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Pouya Shafipour answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
BMI and body fat: There are two ways. The more traditional way is to calculate your body mass index (check at wellesleymd.Com). Ideal bmi is 22-23, since your height is ... Read More
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