Dear paul,

Have you heard of a 'Rule of thumb' that says that your ideal body mass is
equal to your height minus a metre. Say thast you are 1.85 metres tall �
take away one metre and the remaining number, 85, should be your ideal body
mass.

In your case, as you are 70 kilograms, does this equate to a height of 1.70
metres.

Cheers,

Pat Naughtin LCAMS
Geelong, Australia
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on 2003-08-14 06.28, Paul Trusten at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> A few days ago, I bought a food scale so I can more closely monitor the size
> of my meals to maintain my 70 kg (grin) of mass. It has a WOMBAT/metric switch
> on it, and from the start, I decided to use only grams in weighing my food. It
> is a pleasure to weigh in grams on a regular basis; there are no distractions
> of fractions of an ounce, and I utilize the metric information on the
> Nutrition Facts label panel to follow the nutrient content.
> 
> Also, my produce guide reveals something interesting: US serving sizes are
> often quoted in units of produce, e.g., 1 medium red delicious apple, while
> the Canadian data are quoted in grams of that particular produce, e.g., 56
> grams of red delicious apple. Shock and awe---metric provides accuracy. It
> seems that we Americans don't compute. We tend towards the innumerate.
> 

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