[H] The standard death rate is that experienced by average insurance
risks of the same age, according to the Medico-Actuarial Committee.

It seems reasonable to deduce from these figures that the usual gain in
weight with advancing years is not an advantage but a handicap. We
should endeavor to keep our weight at approximately the average weight
for age 30, the period of full maturity, as experience shows that those
so proportioned exhibit the most favorable mortality. This weight, for
the various heights, is shown in the following table:

AGE 30--MEN
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Height. | Pounds. || Height. | Pounds. || Height. | Pounds.
-----------|----------||-----------|----------||------------|-----------
Ft. In. | || Ft. In. | || Ft. In. |
5 | 126 || 5 7 | 148 || 6 1 | 178
5 1 | 128 || 5 8 | 152 || 6 2 | 184
5 2 | 130 || 5 9 | 156 || 6 3 | 190
5 3 | 133 || 5 10 | 161 || 6 4 | 196
5 4 | 136 || 5 11 | 166 || 6 5 | 201
5 5 | 140 || 6 | 172 || .......... | .........
5 6 | 144 || ....... | ...... || .......... | .........
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AGE 30--WOMEN
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Height. | Pounds. || Height. | Pounds. || Height. | Pounds.
-----------|----------||-----------|----------||------------|-----------
Ft. In. | || Ft. In. | || Ft. In. |
4 8 | 112 || 5 2 | 124 || 5 8 | 146
4 9 | 114 || 5 4 | 127 || 5 9 | 150
4 10 | 116 || 5 4 | 131 || 5 10 | 154
4 11 | 118 || 5 5 | 134 || 5 11 | 157
5 | 120 || 5 6 | 138 || 6 | 161
5 1 | 122 || 5 7 | 142 || .......... | .........
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In fat people, the number of working cells is relatively less in
proportion to the weight than in thin people, as fat cells do not work.
Also, there is less body surface exposed in proportion to the body
weight, and conseque