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'''Body weight''' is simply the weight of anything, including humans. The term is usually encountered in connection with:

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 [[kilogram]]s throughout the world, although in some countries people more often measure their body weight in [[pound (mass)|pounds]] (e.g. USA) or [[Imperial unit|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 [[Pound (mass)|pound]]s simultaneously for other purposes. (A pound is 0.45 kg, and a [[stone (weight)|stone]] (14 lb) is 6.35 kg.)

'''Body weight''' is simply the weight of anything, including humans. The term is usually encountered in connection with:

*[[food]] and feeding behaviour