For optimal healthcare, the following metabolic targets should be aimed for:

Body Mass Index (BMI) = Weight in kg/(height in metres)²: 18.5 to 25

Blood Pressure: Less than 130/80 mmHg

Fasting Blood Sugar: Less than 100 mg/dL (for non-diabetics);  Less than 120 mg/dL (for diabetics)

Postprandial Blood Sugar (2 Hrs after breakfast or lunch): Less than 140 mg/dL (for non-diabetics); Less than 180 mg/dL (for diabetics)

HbA1c: Less than 6% (for non-diabetics); Less than 7% (for diabetics). 

LDL cholesterol:

Less than 130 mg/dL (for non-diabetics and those without significant cardiovascular risk);

Less than 100 mg/dL (for diabetics and those with other cardiovascular risks)

Less than 70 mg/dL (for those with established coronary or other atherosclerotic disease)

HDL cholesterol:

More than 40 mg/dL

Triglycerides:

Less than 150 mg/dL

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH): 0.3 to 4.2 microIU/mL

Haemoglobin:  12 to 16 g/dL (for women);  13 to 18 mg/dL (for men)

Uric acid: Less than 6.2 mg/dL (for women): Less than 7 mg/dL (for men)

Daily aerobic exercise (e.g. brisk walking): 30 to 60 minutes