Why Is a Healthy Weight Important?

Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health and can help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers. That is why maintaining a healthy weight is so important: It helps you lower your risk for developing these problems, helps you feel good about yourself, and gives you more energy to enjoy life.

What is BMI?

(Body Mass Index)

BMI is used as a screening tool to indicate whether a person is underweight, overweight, obese or a healthy weight for their height.

If a person’s BMI is out of the healthy BMI range, their health risks may increase significantly.

BMI values are age-independent and the same for both sexes. However, BMI may not correspond to the same degree of fatness in different populations due to different body proportions.

Benefits of maintaining a healthy weight:

• Fewer joint and muscle pains
• Increased energy and ability to join in more activities
• Improved regulation of bodily fluids and blood pressure
• Reduced burden on the heart and circulatory system
• Improved sleep patterns
• Reductions in blood triglycerides, blood glucose, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• Reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers.

The below table illustrates the ideal weight for both men and women according to their height:

Metric Ideal Height Weight Chart for Adults

Height	Women	Men	BMI 22
cm. 152	kg. 49	kg. 52	kg. 52
155	51	54	54
157	52	56	56
160	54	58	58
163	56	60	60
165	57	62	62
168	59	63	64
170	61	65	66
173	63	67	68
175	64	69	70
178	66	71	72
180	68	73	74
213	69	75	76
216	71	77	78
218	73	79	80
221	74	81	82
224	76	82	84
226	78	84	86
229	80	86	88

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