What it measures
The Devine equation provides a height-based reference value. It was not created to define a person’s best, healthiest, or required body weight.
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Reference estimate
Ideal Weight Calculator
Estimate a reference weight using the Devine equation, a height-based calculation that is often used in clinical contexts.
Devine height-based equation
Read the result in context
A reference value should never become the whole goal.
What it means
Health is not determined by a single scale number. Body composition, mobility, medical history, lived experience, and goals all matter.
Source note
This calculator uses a commonly referenced educational method. Review the underlying source before acting on a result.
Devine ideal body weight referenceYour health is not one number
Progress can look different for every person.
A clinician-led conversation can make room for how you feel, function, recover, and want to live—not only a target on the scale.
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