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Ideal Body Weight

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Definition: Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body weight.      Other names Weights, Normal Body; Weights, Ideal Body; Weight, Normal Body; Weight, Ideal Body; Normal Body Weights; Masses, Ideal Body; Mass, Ideal Body; Ideal Body Weights; Ideal Body Masses; Body Weights, Normal; Body Weights, Ideal; Body Weight, Normal; Body Weight, Ideal; Body Masses, Ideal; Body Mass, Ideal; Normal Body Weight; Ideal Body Weight Formula; Ideal Body Weight Chart; Ideal Body Mass

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