i am gathuring all the books i had jody scan over the years into one computer. i noticed this chart from one of my favorite medical authors and figured i would share it now:
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what a man should weigh

height 19 20 21 23 25 30 35 40 45 50
yrs 22 24 29 34 39 44 49 over

5’3” 129 130 132 133 125 125 133 131 129 128
5’4” 133 134 136 137 139 139 137 135 133 132
5’5” 137 138 140 141 143 143 141 139 138 135
5’6” 141 142 144 145 148 148 145 143 141 139
5’7” 145 146 148 148 151 151 149 147 145 143
5’8” 150 151 153 154 156 156 154 152 150 148
5’9” 155 156 158 159 161 161 159 157 155 153
5’10” 160 161 163 164 166 166 164 162 160 158
5’11” 166 167 169 170 172 172 170 168 165 163
6’0” 172 173 175 176 178 178 176 174 172 169
6’1” 178 179 181 182 184 182 179 177 177 175
6’2” 184 186 188 189 190 190 187 184 182 181
6’3” 190 192 194 195 197 197 194 191 189 187

these weight tables are compiled from health statistics, not from an average number of overweight and underweight persons. allow for normally slender types.


what a woman should weigh

height 19 20 21 23 25 30 35 40 45 50
yrs 22 24 29 34 39 44 49 over

5’0” 114 115 115 116 117 120 119 118 117 116
5’1” 116 117 117 118 119 122 121 120 119 118
5’2” 119 120 120 121 122 125 124 123 122 121
5’3” 122 123 123 124 125 128 127 126 125 124
5’4” 125 126 127 128 129 131 120 129 128 127
5’5” 129 130 131 132 133 135 134 133 132 131
5’6” 133 134 135 136 137 139 138 137 136 135
5’7” 137 138 139 140 141 143 142 141 140 139
5’8” 141 142 143 144 145 147 146 145 144 143
5’9” 145 146 147 148 149 151 150 147 148 147
5’10” 149 150 151 152 153 155 154 153 152 151
5’11” 153 154 155 156 157 159 158 157 156 155
6’0” 158 159 160 161 162 164 163 162 161 160

note-the weight of the normal person should never rise much, if any, above the weight at 22. if there is a slight rise of two or three pounds after that date then there should be a corresponding decline in weights after forty-five. disregard all weight tables taken from average weights. to add weight after the meridian of life or after the period of greatest physical activity is past is to bring on early death.
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take it to the bank, because this info was typed by the greatest m.d. on earth in the past 125 years.

often after age 40, we are too fat, or wasted our selves away to being too thin.

mh