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