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According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, there are healthy body fat percentages based on your age. For people aged 20 to 39, women should aim for 21% to 32% of body fat. Men should have 8% to 19%.
For people 40 to 59, women should fall between 23% to 33% and men should fall around 11% to 21%. You can also use our free body fat calculator to check your body fat % and compare it with the ideal ones in the body fat % chart in this article.
