Information about Human Weight
Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). In Britain and Ireland, the unit stone (equivalent to 14 lb or 6.35 kg) is commonly used as well.
A quantity called body mass index (BMI) is often used to express weight relative to height. This is determined by dividing the weight of a person in kilograms by the square of the height in meters.
Men have also increased their weight by an average of 10 pounds (6 %), from 180 to 190 pounds (82 to 86 kg / 12 st 12 lb to 13 st 8 lb), while remaining essentially the same height: 5' 10" (178 cm).
Canada: The average Canadian woman's weight is and height is 5' 3.4" (161 cm). Her male counterpart weighs , and is 5' 8.5" (174 cm) tall.
Britain: The average UK woman is 5' 3.8" (162 cm) tall and weighs . This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 25.5 kilograms/meters², which is slightly less than the average British man's, and less than the average American female's.
The average UK male stands 5' 9.5" (177 cm) tall and weighs , with a Body Mass Index of 26.0 kg/m².
The information given in this section includes weight and height data, by date.[1] The latest weight, height and Body Mass Index data are summarized in the two tables below.
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 F 50.
ICD-9 307.5
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A quantity called body mass index (BMI) is often used to express weight relative to height. This is determined by dividing the weight of a person in kilograms by the square of the height in meters.
Health issues involving human weight
- normal and abnormal growth and development
- the physiological and hormonal control of ingestion and digestion
- appetite, hunger and other motivations to eat
- problems in regulating body weight, often resulting in obesity
- eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
- effects of disease, often resulting in cachexia
- drug abuse
Average weights and heights of USA, Canadian, Finnish and British men and women
USA: Over the ten year period (1991 to 2001), the average American woman's weight increased 11 pounds (7 %), while her height has remained about the same (an increase of 0.1 inch or 0.2% taller). Ten years ago, she weighed at a height of 5' 3.7" (162 cm). Now, it's and 5' 3.8" (162 cm).Men have also increased their weight by an average of 10 pounds (6 %), from 180 to 190 pounds (82 to 86 kg / 12 st 12 lb to 13 st 8 lb), while remaining essentially the same height: 5' 10" (178 cm).
Canada: The average Canadian woman's weight is and height is 5' 3.4" (161 cm). Her male counterpart weighs , and is 5' 8.5" (174 cm) tall.
Britain: The average UK woman is 5' 3.8" (162 cm) tall and weighs . This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 25.5 kilograms/meters², which is slightly less than the average British man's, and less than the average American female's.
The average UK male stands 5' 9.5" (177 cm) tall and weighs , with a Body Mass Index of 26.0 kg/m².
The information given in this section includes weight and height data, by date.[1] The latest weight, height and Body Mass Index data are summarized in the two tables below.
Weight
| Country | Women | Men |
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| USA | 163 lb (74 kg) (11st 9lb) | 190 lb (86 kg) (13st 8lb) |
| Canada | 153 lb (69 kg) (10st 13lb) | 183 lb (83 kg) (13st 1lb) |
| Finland | 88 lb (40 kg) (6st 4lb) | 183 lb (83 kg) (13st 1lb) |
| United Kingdom | 147 lb (67 kg) (10st 7lb) | 176 lb (80 kg) (12st 8lb) |
Height
| Country | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 5' 3.8" (162 cm) | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Canada | 5' 3.4" (161 cm) | 5' 8.5" (174 cm) |
| Finland | 5' 3.4" (161 cm) | 5' 9" (175 cm) |
| United Kingdom | 5' 3.8" (162 cm) | 5' 9.75" (177 cm) |
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See also
Although many people prefer the less-ambiguous term body mass, the term body weight is overwhelmingly used in daily English speech and in biological and medical science contexts to describe the mass of an organism's body.
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Mass is a fundamental concept in physics, roughly corresponding to the intuitive idea of "how much matter there is in an object". Mass is a central concept of classical mechanics and related subjects, and there are several definitions of mass within the framework of relativistic
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kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the SI base unit of mass. The kilogram is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water.
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pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, ℔, lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called 'weight' in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Ireland
Éire
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Northwest of continental Europe with Great Britain to the east.
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Archipelago
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Éire
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Northwest of continental Europe with Great Britain to the east.
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Location Western Europe <nowiki />
Archipelago
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stone is a unit of weight and mass. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Commonwealth countries. It is equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois, and to 6.35029318 kg.
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Body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics".
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Growth refers to an increase in some quantity over time. The quantity can be physical (e.g., growth in height, growth in an amount of money) or abstract (e.g., a system becoming more complex, an organism becoming more mature). It can also refer to the mode of growth, i.e.
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Maturation could refer to any of the following:
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- Fetal development
- Developmental biology
- Emotional development
- Or physical maturation of any biological life form - see individual articles for maturation of different life forms.
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- Mature
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Physiology (from Greek: φυσις, physis, “nature, origin”; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms.
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hormone (from Greek όρμή - "to set in motion") is a chemical messenger that carries a signal from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones (including plants - see phytohormone).
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Digestion is the process of metabolism whereby a biological entity processes a substance in order to chemically and mechanically convert the substance for the body to use.
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Overview
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The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher lifeforms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs...... Click the link for more information.
Hunger is a feeling experienced when the glycogen level of the liver falls below a threshold, usually followed by a desire to eat. The usually unpleasant feeling originates in the hypothalamus and is released through receptors in the liver.
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Motivation is a reason or set of reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior as studied in psychology and neuropsychology. The reasons may include basic needs (e.g.
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Obesity
Classification & external resources
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ICD-10 E 66.
ICD-9 278
DiseasesDB 9099
MedlinePlus 003101
eMedicine med/1653
MeSH C23.888.144.699.
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Classification & external resources
Silhouettes representing healthy, overweight, and obese.
ICD-10 E 66.
ICD-9 278
DiseasesDB 9099
MedlinePlus 003101
eMedicine med/1653
MeSH C23.888.144.699.
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citation, footnoting or external linking.
Eating disorderClassification & external resources
ICD-10 F 50.
ICD-9 307.5
MeSH D001068 An eating disorder
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Anorexia Nervosa
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 F 50.0 -F 50.1
ICD-9 307.1
OMIM 606788
DiseasesDB 749
eMedicine emerg/34 med/144
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 F 50.0 -F 50.1
ICD-9 307.1
OMIM 606788
DiseasesDB 749
eMedicine emerg/34 med/144
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Bulimia nervosa
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 F50.2
ICD-9 307.51
Bulimia nervosa, commonly known as bulimia , is an eating disorder and psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 F50.2
ICD-9 307.51
Bulimia nervosa, commonly known as bulimia , is an eating disorder and psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by
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disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions. In human beings, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems
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Cachexia
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10 R64
ICD-9 799.4
Cachexia (pronounced IPA: /kəˈkɛksiə/
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Classifications and external resources
ICD-10 R64
ICD-9 799.4
Cachexia (pronounced IPA: /kəˈkɛksiə/
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Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs include alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methaqualone,
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Anthropometry (Greek ανθρωπος, man, and μετρον, measure, literally meaning "measurement of humans"), in physical anthropology, refers to the measurement of living human individuals for the purposes of
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Birth weight is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height.
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Body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics".
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Human height, or how tall people become, generally varies little between people compared to other anthropometric measures. Exceptional height variation (around 20% deviation from average) is usually due to gigantism or dwarfism.
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Obesity
Classification & external resources
Silhouettes representing healthy, overweight, and obese.
ICD-10 E 66.
ICD-9 278
DiseasesDB 9099
MedlinePlus 003101
eMedicine med/1653
MeSH C23.888.144.699.
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Classification & external resources
Silhouettes representing healthy, overweight, and obese.
ICD-10 E 66.
ICD-9 278
DiseasesDB 9099
MedlinePlus 003101
eMedicine med/1653
MeSH C23.888.144.699.
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