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[quote=Anonymous]My tween has a BMI in the healthy range (16.6, which is 36th percentile), but has a lower weight percentile than she does height. In other words, her height is at 50%, while her weight is at 34% on those growth charts. The BMI calculator said it isn't accurate if you are very muscular, which she is, but not in a bulky way. She is in a competitive sport and is very lean. She isn't anorexic or anything, but I wonder whether there is a point where her body fat percentage could get too low? I worry about it messing with her hormones or causing some other problem. She doesn't diet. It's just that when I can see every muscle in her shoulders, I start to worry that maybe I should push her to eat more. Does anybody have any experience with this or know whether there are resources out there where I can find out about this? The pediatrician said she was "great" at her last check up, but she has gotten even leaner since then.[/quote]
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