The most common way to determine 5’ 7″ ideal weight is to look it up on a BMI chart, but some tables do not include 5 foot 7 inchs.
A healthy BMI for someone 5′ 7” is between 118 pounds and 160 pounds. The BMI does not give different ideal weights for men and women.
BMI is currently what is used by the cdc and other health related agencies
Other formulas for choosing ideal weight are:
Ideal Weight for Women 5’ 7″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 123 – 136 pounds) (medium frame 133 – 147) (large frame 143 – 163)*
Robinson Formula - 134 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Devine Formula - 136 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Miller Formula – 138 pounds is the ideal weight .
Ideal Weight for Men 5’ 7″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 138 – 145 pounds) (medium frame 142– 154) (large frame 149 – 168)*
Robinson Formula – 144 pouns is the ideal weight for men
Devine Formual – 145 pounds is the ideal weight for men
Miller Formula – 145 pounds is the ideal weight for men
* Weight in pounds, based on ages 25-59 with the lowest mortality rate
(indoor clothing weighing 3 pounds and shoes with 1″ heels) Metropolitan Insurance 1943