Weight Height Chart

Weight Height Chart
Weight height chart came into being in year 1943. The life insurance company named The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company first introduced the weight height chart and it is still in use though some slight changes have been made since then. According to the weight height chart, the ideal weight for an age group is the weight that contributes to the longest life span for that age group. The Insurance Company introduced the chart as a method to give insurances without loss. Nevertheless, the chart has been helping health sectors to determine the health conditions of people to a great extent ever since.

When you weigh in the ideal weight range for your age, you may free of diseases hence you can live longer than others who are overweight for their age. For example, the ideal weight for a woman whose height is 5.6" is 130-144 pounds. When compared with other women, this woman has no diseases and gives ample reason to decide that the ideal weight for a 5.6" woman is 130-144 pounds. Likewise every other age group has ideal weights that have been proved with people who have fewer diseases and health complication than others.

The height weight charts, if they are not so indicated specifically, are not suitable for measuring the ideal weight for children but only for people who are within 25-59 age groups. It is not suitable to measure very tall people and cannot give accurate results with changes of age. Though these are some erroneous instances in weight height charts, they are the best ways to determine ideal weight for an age group. It is determined that the Body Mass Index is better than the weight height chart to measure health risks.

Weight height chart

Height Small Medium Large

4'10" 102-111 109-121 118-131

4'11" 103-113 111-123 120-134

5'0" 104-115 113-126 122-137

5'1" 106-118 115-129 125-140

5'2" 108-121 118-132 128-143

5'3" 111-124 121-135 131-147

5'4" 114-127 124-138 134-151

5'5" 117-130 127-141 137-155

5'6" 120-133 130-144 140-159

5'7" 123-136 133-147 143-163

5'8" 126-139 136-150 146-167

5'9" 129-142 139-153 149-170

5'10 132-145 142-156 152-173

5'11" 135-148 145-159 155-176

6'0" 138-151 148-162 158-179

These are based on lowest mortality of 25-59 age groups.

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The Weight chart helps you to determine whether you are overweight for your age group. If you are overweight, it is necessary to reduce your weight by following a healthy life style and follow eating patterns to prevent illnesses.