
Calculate your ideal and recommended weights
Formulas for calculating ideal body weight first came into existence
in 1871 when a French surgeon, Dr. P.P. Broca, created this formula
(known as Broca’s index):
Weight (in kg) should equal height (in cm) – 100,
plus or minus 15% for women or 10% for men
In recent years, the body mass index (BMI) has become the stan-
dard for calculating ideal weight.
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To determine ideal and recommended weights:
1. In a worksheet, enter your own data or the data shown in
Figure 1-7.
2. Select cell B6 and type the following formula to determine
your ideal weight (BMI=body mass index):
=(B4-100)*0.9.
3. Select cell B7 and type the ...