Using the BMI method, the range of healthy weight for men is a weight for height which results in a BMI of more than 18.5 and less than 25. Less than 18.5 and you are underweight, greater than 25 and you are overweight. BMI results of 30 and above indicate obesity and an urgent need to do something about it.

How do you calculate your BMI? Easier in metric measurements:

BMI = Weight in Kilos / (Height in meters x Height in meters)  or

BMI = 703 x { Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches x Height in inches) }

So for example a man of 85 kilos (187lbs) at a height of 1.8m (71 inches) would have a BMI of 85/(1.8 x 1.8) = 85/3.24 = 26.2 which indicates him to be a little overweight.

We can compare that to an old height and weight chart shown here in pounds and see that result is pretty much in accordance with the height and weight indicated for a large framed man.

Treat BMI as an indication only, it does not allow for different body types, shapes or muscle mass but is nonetheless a useful guide.

Looking for a Healthy Weight Chart? There are several! Opinion differs as to how we should look at the question of healthy weight for height and body frame type and even body type. Muscle weighs a lot for instance so should particularly muscular people have a different scale to the rest of us?

There are also arguments as to the suitability of tables built up over many years as our nutritional intake improved and diets changed from decade to decade. Take tables and charts as a guide, there will always be exceptions!

A typical healthy weight chart might look something like these for adults:

Making things a little more sophisticated leads to bmi charts like:

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