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Weight to Height Charts
for Women and Men
by Renee Kennedy
In order to determine if you are overweight,
underweight or just right, you first need to know your frame
size. Frame sizes come in three different categories: small,
medium, and large. To determine your frame size:
Measure your elbow breadth
Put your arm straight out
in front of you, bend your arm at the elbow
with your fingers pointing straight up. (Your
arm should be at a 90 degree angle to your body.)
Turn your wrist so that
the palm of your hand is facing your body. (You
should be able to see your palm.)
Put your thumb and fore
finger of your other hand on the two bones on
the outside of your elbow. Measure this distance
in inches.
Input this information
here - Frame
Calculator.
Weight to Height Charts
The information in the weight to height
charts found on the NutriCounter
web site is from The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(1983 statistics). These charts are widely used by experts in
the medical field. However, other experts criticize these statistics
based on the fact that the participants in the study were primarily
white, middle class people. Also, the validity of the statistics
is questionable due to inconsistent research methods.
If you do decide to use these tables,
use them with a little common sense - every person is different
and weight is greatly affected by age, musculature, mobility,
metabolism and a host of other factors. (These charts look
like they are for young, energetic, active individuals.)
On a more positive note, these charts
make for excellent printing on an 8x11 sheet of paper!
Click Here to See the Charts
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