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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 175481" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>I just did the BMI with K's age and height. It has her at 15.1 BMI and in the 41&#37;. THe only thing I dislike about the BMI is it can not take into consideration body type. Height and weight are one thing, but if you look at one person who is 5'6" and weighs 138 or another... they can look totally different and have complete different muscle mass. Also a person who is 5'6" can weigh more and be complete muscle... or weigh more and be very flabby!!! </p><p>I think BMI is a good indicator for some, especially if you are unaware of how healthy your child is or what they eat or how much exercise they get. But if you pay attention to these things, you know if your child is doing well. </p><p>When K gains weight from her medications, it goes right to her tummy. We are still helping her be OK with that. It doesn't matter what her BMI is, she has a bit of a tummy and it bugs her. </p><p>The swimming because she loves it has helped. </p><p>I hate that we even have to worry about this stuff for our daughters and sons. I just wish we were all healthy and happy!!! </p><p>Good luck with Ducky! I loved School Shopping... My little K-mart trip. I think we got 50$ for the year... I loved those clothes, I wore them until the buttons were popping off!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 175481, member: 3155"] I just did the BMI with K's age and height. It has her at 15.1 BMI and in the 41%. THe only thing I dislike about the BMI is it can not take into consideration body type. Height and weight are one thing, but if you look at one person who is 5'6" and weighs 138 or another... they can look totally different and have complete different muscle mass. Also a person who is 5'6" can weigh more and be complete muscle... or weigh more and be very flabby!!! I think BMI is a good indicator for some, especially if you are unaware of how healthy your child is or what they eat or how much exercise they get. But if you pay attention to these things, you know if your child is doing well. When K gains weight from her medications, it goes right to her tummy. We are still helping her be OK with that. It doesn't matter what her BMI is, she has a bit of a tummy and it bugs her. The swimming because she loves it has helped. I hate that we even have to worry about this stuff for our daughters and sons. I just wish we were all healthy and happy!!! Good luck with Ducky! I loved School Shopping... My little K-mart trip. I think we got 50$ for the year... I loved those clothes, I wore them until the buttons were popping off!!! [/QUOTE]
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