Determining normal body weight

The height of caloric norms depends primarily on the type of work and lifestyle. The heavier physical work, This standards should be higher, which may come to 4500 kcal. Similarly, standards for pregnant and lactating women outweigh the standards for moderately working women. Adolescent youth should also receive food of high caloric value, because this period is not only a growth period, but also high physical activity. Whether the demand for energy supplied with food is satisfied at the appropriate level, It is easy to control by frequent determination of body weight. U ludzi dorosłych nie powinno być znaczniejszych wahań. Ciężar ciała u dzieci i młodzieży musi charakteryzować się harmonijnym wzrostem (table 3).

Admittedly, detailed caloric norms for individual population groups are developed, But they have this disadvantage for us, that they are developed for the so -called. average in a given population and practically for individual nutrition are not decisive.

Let us remind you, that decisive for proper nutrition, is to include in the diet all nutrients in the appropriate proportions for the body.

To facilitate the calculation of energy, which we can get a human system from food, we accept, that the energy value of proteins and carbohydrates is the same 4 kcal (17 kJ) na 1 g of the component supplied to the body. Fat provides OK. 2,5 more energy than protein and carbohydrates, i.e.. oxidation 1 g fat is accompanied by obtaining 9 kcal energii (39 kJ).

Table 3

Body weight (in light home clothing) corresponding to the longest
the expected average period of life

Growth

Body weight (kg)

(cm)

Slim construction

Medium construction

Strong construction

Women

148

42—45

44—49

47—54

149

42—45

44—49

48—55

150

43—46

45—50

48—55

151

43—46

45—51

49—56

152

43—47

46—51

49—57

153

44—48

45—52

50—57

154

44—48

47—52

50—58

155

45—49

47—53

51—58

156

45—49

48—53

51—59

157

46—50

48—54

52—59

158

47—50

49—54

52—60

159

47—51

49—55

53—60

160

48—51

50—55

54:—61

161

48—52

50—56

54—61

162

49—52

51—57

55—62

163

49—53

52—58

55—63

164

50—53

52—58

56—64

165

50—54

53—59

57—64

166

51—55

53—60

57—65

167

51—55

54—61

58—66

168

52—56

55—62

59—67

169

53—57

55—62

60—67

170

53—58

56—63

60—68

171

54—58

57—64

61—69

172

55—59

58—64

62—69

173

56—60

58—65

62—70

174

56—60

59—66

63—71

175

57—61

60—67

64—72

Men

157

51—54

53—58

57—64

158

51—55

54—59

,57—64

159

52—55

54—60

58—65

160

52—56

55—60

59—65

Growth

(cm)

Body weight (kg)

Slim construction

Medium construction

Strong construction

161

53—56

55—61

59—66

162

53—57

56—61

60—67

163

54—57

57—62

60—68

164

54—58

57—62

61 68

165

55—59

58—63

61—69

166

55—59

58—64

62—70

167

56—60

59—64

62—70

168

57—61

59—65

63—72

169

57—61

60—66

64—72

170

58—62

61—67

64—73

171

59—63

61—67

65—74

172

59—63

62—68

66—75

173

60—64

63—69

67—76

174

61—65

64—70

68—76

175

62—66

64—71

68—77

176

62—66

65—71

69—78

177

63—67

66—72

70—78

178

64—68

67—73

70—79

179

64—69

67—74

71—80

180

65—70

68—75

72—81