Meaning of healthy weight(BMI) Usually an individual who has healthy weight leads to healthy life with reduced risk of diseases. It means that if an individual has a healthy weight or BMI, he can lead a healthy life. On the other hand, if an individual has a new unhealthy weight be it underweight or overweight he/she is not able to lead a healthy life.
According to National Institute of Health , "A healthy weight is considered to be the one one that is between 19 and 25(BMI) . If the BMI is between 25 and 29 in adult is considered to be overweight. If the BMI is 30 or greater, the person is considered to be obese. "
In simple words, it can a also be said that a healthy weight is that weight which lowers an individual's risk for various health problems such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, Diabetes, etc.
There are usually two popular method to find out or calculate the healthy weight, i.e., height and weight chart and body mass index chart (BMI charts). Height and weight chart tells us about healthy body weight, whereas another method is based on BMI using which one can come to know whether one has healthy body weight /BMI or not
1.Method to know healthy weight through height and weight chart.
Chart of Height and weight
MALE
Height in cm
|
Low weight (kg)
|
Medium weight (kg)
|
Maximum weight (kg)
|
|
157.5
|
50.7- 54.4
|
53.7- 57.1
|
57.1-63.9
|
|
160
|
52.1-55.8
|
54.8-60.3
|
58.5-65.3
|
|
162.5
|
53.5-57.1
|
56.2-61.6
|
59.8-67.1
|
|
165
|
54.8-58.5
|
57.8-63.0
|
61.2-68.9
|
|
167.5
|
56.2-60.3
|
59.0-64.8
|
62.6-70.0
|
|
170
|
58.0-62.1
|
60.7-66.6
|
64.4-73.0
|
|
172.5
|
59.8-63.9
|
62.6-68.9
|
66.6-75.2
|
|
175
|
61.6-63 .7
|
64.4-70.7
|
68.4-77.1
|
|
178
|
63.4-68.0
|
66.6-72.5
|
70.3-78.9
|
|
180
|
65.3-69.8
|
68.0-74.8
|
72.1-81.1
|
|
183
|
67.1-71.6
|
69.8-77.1
|
75.3-83.4
|
|
185.5
|
68.9-73.4
|
71.6-79.3
|
76.1-85.7
|
|
188
|
70.7-75.7
|
73.4-81.6
|
78.4-87.9
|
|
190.5
|
72.5-77.5
|
75.7-83.9
|
80.7-90.2
|
|
193
|
74.3-79.3
|
78.0-86.1
|
82.5-92.5
|
FEMALE
|
Height in cm
|
Low weight (kg)
|
Medium weight (kg)
|
Maximum weight (kg)
|
|
147.5
|
41.7–44.4
|
43.5–48.5
|
47.1–53.9
|
|
150
|
42.6–45.8
|
44.4–49.9
|
48.0–55.3
|
|
152.5
|
43.5–47.1
|
45.8–51.2
|
49.4–56.7
|
|
155
|
44.9–48.5
|
47.1–52.6
|
50.8–58.0
|
|
157.5
|
46.2–49.9
|
48.5–53.9
|
52.1–59.4
|
|
160
|
47.6–51.2
|
49.9–55.3
|
53.5–60.7
|
|
162.5
|
49.0–52.6
|
51.2–57.1
|
54.9–62.6
|
|
165
|
50.3–53.9
|
52.6–59.9
|
56.7–64.4
|
|
167.5
|
51.6–55.8
|
54.4–61.2
|
58.5–66.2
|
|
170
|
53.5–57.6
|
56.2–63.0
|
60.3–68.0
|
|
172.5
|
54.8–59.4
|
58.0–64.8
|
62.1–69.8
|
|
175
|
57.1–61.2
|
59.8–66.6
|
63.9–71.6
|
|
178
|
58.9–63.5
|
61.6–68.4
|
65.7–73.9
|
|
180
|
60.7–65.3
|
63.5–70.3
|
67.5–6.2
|
|
183
|
62.6–67.1
|
65.3–72.1
|
69.4–78.4
|
2.Method to calculate BMI
If you want to know your body mass index, then divide your body weight in kg by your height in meter square, viz.,
Body Mass Index = weight in kg/height in m² Or = weight/height×height
The WHO criteria for underweight, healthy or normal weight, overweight and obesity by BMI are as follows:
|
Category
|
BMI
|
|
Underweight
|
<18.5
|
|
Normal weight
|
18.5–24.9
|
|
Overweight
|
25–29.9
|
|
Obesity class
1
|
30–34.9
|
|
Obesity class
2
|
35–39.9
|
|
Obesity class
3
|
>40
|
So you can understand your weight category / BMI by having glance at these criteria.
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