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Q: Ideal Body Weight Calculations and Calories Per Day

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 23rd, 2006

with my height and age if lose weight to 80 pounds would that do much damage and with my weight as it is at the moment am i normal weight or over weight? and how many calories is recomended a day?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on March 22nd, 2006

Eating Disorders Answer A538

According to your height, age, and sex my calculations for your ideal body weight (IBW) should be around 57kg (126 lb); you are currently 67kg (149 lb). Your body weight should lie in the interval between IBW-10% and IBW 10%. This means that your ideal weight is somewhere between 51kg and 63kg (113 lb – 139 lb). According to this data, it seems that you are overweight and you should lose at least 5kg (around 10 lb). Losing 80 pounds (36kg) will definitely damage your health. Recommended calories per day for you are a minimum of 1500 kcal.

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