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Ideal Body Weight for Women

  Ideal Body Weight for Women

  Note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the inches box. The result will be wrong if you leave the inches box empty. This calculator will work for heights between 4 feet and 6 feet 11 inches.
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Your result:  pounds
Plus 10% and minus 10% to get an Ideal Body Weight range.

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