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ideal body weight |
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ideal body weight (IBW), the weight statistically determined on actuarial tables to be associated with the lowest mortality for an average individual, adjusting for some combination of height, age, frame size, and gender. Which factors should be included and how it should be determined remain controversial. ideal body weight A person's optimum weight, defined by the Metropolitan Life Tables, see there How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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greater than or equal to 120% of ideal body weight for height. In fact, "the ideal body weight has progressively decreased to that of the thinnest 5-10 percent of American women. With tennis, it's a good idea to achieve an ideal body weight first. |
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