Ideal weight?

Want to know if you have ideal weight or not? There are some formulas for it, but none of them are very accurate. Those formulas are based only on height, and have no method to compensate for age.

Two most popular of those formulas are:

Devine:

men:

IBW (in kg) = 50 + 2.3 kg per inch over 5 feet.

women:

IBW (in kg) = 45.5 + 2.3 kg per inch over 5 feet.

Robinson:

men:

IBW (in kg) = 52 kg + 1.9 kg for each inch over 5 feet.

women:

IBW (in kg) = 49 kg + 1.7 kg for each inch over 5 feet.

Note: IBW = Ideal Body Weight; kg = kilogram

Devine formula will suggest too low IBW for women generally (especially for short women) and Robinson formula performs poorly for tall men. So, the best compromise is to use Devine formula for men and Robinson formula for women.

See you in next post. Still about body weight I think