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Human body weight
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<p>Human body weight is a person's <a href="/facts/Mass_versus_weight/gNvnevJE">mass or weight</a>. </p><p>Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of <a href="/facts/Mass/HHdc8XmF">mass</a> without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital <a href="/facts/Weighing_scale/6Yvv6frI">weighing scales</a>. Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. </p><p>Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on average weighing more than women. </p>