Dear Marcus, What you sqy makes sense to me. I also have in my collection this idea:
Body mass: � Anyone, man or woman, who is 1.5 m tall has an average mass of 50 kilograms. For women who are taller than this add 8 kilograms for each 0.1 m height increase, or subtract 8 kilograms if you are shorter. For men add or subtract 10 kilograms. Examples are: a woman 1.5 m tall = 50 kg and a man 1.5 m tall = 50 kg; a woman 1.6 tall = 58 kg and a man 1.6 m tall = 60 kg; and finally a woman 1.75 tall = 70 kg and a man 1.75 tall = 75 kg. It's a bit more complex than subtracting a metre from your height but it may be a little more accurate for women � it's the same for men. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia -- on 2003-08-16 03.33, Ma Be at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Pat reminded us of an excellent "rule of thumb" concerning the duo > mass/height. However, it actually should be more like the following: > > The *max* for men should roughly be the centimeter figure in your height. > > Ex.: 1.75 m, mass = 75 kg > 1.95 m, mass = 95 kg > > For women take 5 out of it. > > Ex.: 1.70 m, mass = 65 kg > > Evidently the above does not factor in the influence of bone structure and > all, but at least errs on the conservative side. > > Marcus > > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:33:12 > Pat Naughtin wrote: >> 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 >> -- >> >> >> >> 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. >>> >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! > Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus >
