Human weight 905979 222996869 2008-07-02T02:44:36Z Livitup 381429 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/71.123.133.196|71.123.133.196]] to last version by Closedmouth (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Cleanup|date=February 2008}} Weight, in the context of human [[body weight]] measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of [[mass]], and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as [[kilogram]]s (kg), or [[pound (mass)|pound]]s (lb). In [[UK|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], the unit [[stone (weight)|stone]] (equivalent to 14&nbsp;lb or 6.35&nbsp;kg) is commonly used as well. A quantity called [[body mass index]] (BMI) is often used to express weight relative to height. This is determined by dividing the weight of a person in kilograms by the square of the height in meters. ==References== <references /> ==See also== *[[Anthropometry]] *[[Birth weight]] *[[Body mass index]] *[[Human height]] *[[List of the heaviest people]] *[[Obesity]] {{health-stub}} [[Category:Anthropology]] [[Category:Human anatomy|Weight, Human]] [[Category:Mass]] [[Category:Obesity]] [[de:Körpergewicht]] [[fr:poids humain]] [[ja:体重]] [[zh:体重]]