Body Ratio

Health experts worldwide agree that adults who are overweight and have weight related medical problems or a family history of such problems can benefit from weight loss. Even a small weight loss of 10 to 20 pounds can improve your overall general health by lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Maintaining a healthy weight is very important for protection against obesity related illness or disability. If your weight is currently over the healthy range for your height, losing weight will certainly be beneficial to your health, your looks and how you feel. Check your height to weight ratio using the approximate height to weight chart below.

Female Height to Weight Ratio					Male Height to Weight Ratio
Height	Low	Target	High		Height	Low	Target	High
4′ 10″	100	115	131		5′ 1″	123	134	145
4′ 11″	101	117	134		5′ 2″	125	137	148
5′ 0″	103	120	137		5′ 3″	127	139	151
5′ 1″	105	122	140		5′ 4″	129	142	155
5′ 2″	108	125	144		5′ 5″	131	145	159
5′ 3″	111	128	148		5′ 6″	133	148	163
5′ 4″	114	133	152		5″ 7″	135	151	167
5′ 5″	117	136	156		5′ 8″	137	154	171
5′ 6″	120	140	160		5′ 9″	139	157	175
5′ 7″	123	143	164		5′ 10″	141	160	179
5 ’8″	126	146	167		5′ 11″	144	164	183
5′ 9″	129	150	170		6′ 0″	147	167	187
5′ 10″	132	153	173		6′ 1″	150	171	192
5′ 11″	135	156	176		6′ 2″	153	175	197
6′ 0″	138	159	179		6′ 3″	157	179	202