What is Ideal Body Weight

Ideal body weight is the weight someone of a specific height deemed by doctors and health authorities, can have without carrying excess body fat. Essentially it is the weight of one's bones, skin, kidneys, heart, liver and other organs, and all essential bodily systems supported by the sub-conscious mind, plus an essential amount of body fat.

Being the correct body weight is essential in managing high blood pressure without the use of anti-hypertension medication, because there is a clear link between carrying excess body fat and the propensity of developing high blood pressure. The further one is over-weight, the more severe high blood pressure is likely to be.

Doctors and health authorities determine an ideal weight from patient’s height measurement via the universally used Body Mass Index (BMI).
The BMI system is based on body weight and corresponding body height measurements of statistical samples of men and women taken from the population.

Useful BMI based formulae for calculating Ideal Body Weight for high blood pressure management are as follows:

In Pounds and Inches:
Weight in Pounds = 24 x Height in inches x Height in inches divide by 703

In Metric Units:
Weight in Kilograms = 24 x Height in Metres x Height in Metres

So, for someone who is say, 5ft. 10in. (or 70 inches) tall, their ideal body weight in pounds would be calculated like this:

Ideal Weight in Pounds = 24 x 70 x 70 divided by 703 = 167Ib.

Once the ideal weight has been determined one should endeavour to keep it there or at the very least within a few pounds of it. By doing so the rewards to one’s health and well being is awesome, for it removes a major health risk not just for high blood pressure, but also heart disease, strokes, and musculoskeletal disorders to mention a few.

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