Almost everyone has tried to lose weight at some point, or at least met someone who did. This is largely due to the perception of an ideal body weight, which is often based on what we see promoted in various media, such as social media, television, movies, magazines, etc. Although ideal body weight (IBW) today is sometimes based on perceived visual appeal, IBW was introduced to estimate doses for medical use, and the formulas that calculate it are not at all related to how a person views a certain weight. Since then, it has been determined that the metabolism of certain drugs is based more on IBW than on total body weight.
Nowadays, IBW is also widely used in all sports, as many sports classify people according to their body weight.
