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Although many people prefer the less-ambiguous term body mass to body weight, the term weight is overwhelmingly used in daily English speech and in biological and medical science contexts. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries people more often measure their body weight in pounds (e.g. USA) or stone and pounds (e.g. UK) and thus may not be well acquainted with measurement in kilograms. Most hospitals in the United States use kilograms for calculations, but use kilograms and pounds simultaneously for other purposes. (A pound is 0.45 kg, and a stone (14 lb) is 6.35 kg.) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with body weight. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The Imperial units or the Imperial system is a collection of English units, first defined in the Weights and Measures Act of 1824, later refined (until 1959) and reduced. ... The pound is the name of a number of units of mass, all in the range of 300 to 600 grams. ... The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ...

The term is usually encountered in connection with:

• food and feeding behaviour
• normal and abnormal growth and development
• the physiological and hormonal control of ingestion and digestion
• foraging for food in non-human animals
• hunger and other motivations to eat
• problems in regulating body weight, often resulting in obesity
• eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
• effects of disease
• athletic competitions where the participants are classified according to their body weight

Growth can mean increase in spatial number or complexity for concrete entities in time or increase in some other dimension for abstract or hard-to-measure entities. ... Maturation is the increase in the state of maturity. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... A hormone (from Greek horman - to set in motion) is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Foraging just means looking for food (or, metaphorically, anything else). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Intrinsic motivation be merged into this article or section. ... For the symphonic black metal band, see Anorexia Nervosa (band) Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion. ... Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder. ... A disease or medical condition is an abnormality of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, or death to the person afflicted or those in contact with the person. ...

Sports usage

Participants in sports such as boxing, wrestling, judo, and weight-lifting are classified according to their body weight, measured in units of mass such as pounds or kilograms. See, e.g., wrestling weight classes, boxing weight classes, judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists... Wrestling is an ancient physical combat sport in which two opponents attempt to control the other through grappling techniques without the use of striking. ... Judo , gentle way) is a martial art, combat sport, and philosophy which originated in Japan. ... Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the mens and womens competitions. ... Boxing at the Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. ...

See also

• Human weight
• Body mass index
• Weight Loss Blog