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WEIGHT MANAGMENT

How is normal weight, overweightand obese defined?

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Normal Weight:( desirable,healthy,ideal) is a weightwhich is appropriate for the maintenance of good

health for a particular individual at a particular time.

Over Weight is a weight 10-20% above averagei.e;ideal body weight. or BMI > 25.

Obesity is an excess body fat with weight 20% aboveaverage. or BMI >30 .

Under Weight is weight 10-15% below average. or BMI < 18.5.

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Body Mass Index :BMI is an index of weightin relation to height, calculated mathematicallyby dividing weight in kilograms by the squareof the height in meters.

E.g.; wt in kght in meters 2

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Body_mass_index_chart.svg

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Ideal Body Weight: ideal wt based on height: Men :106 lbs for the first 5 feet of height and 6

lbs for each additional inch.Women :100 lbs for the first 5 feet of height and

5 lbs for each additional inch. Add or Subtract 10% depending on body

frame size.

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Determining Of Frame Size:

Method:Height is recorded without shoesWrist measurement is measured just distal to the styloid

process at the wrist cease on the right arm using atape measure.The following formula is usedR = ht in cm

wrist circumference in cm

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Frame size can bedetermined as follows males females

r =>10.4small

r = >11.0small

r = 9.6-

10.4medium

r =10.1-

11.0medium

r = 9.6