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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]70th %ile in the US is actually quite good, not too thin. This is not what the weight should be, it is the weight relative to other American kids. [/quote] Perhaps your understanding of percentiles is incomplete? Percentiles are not grades. The only thing the 70th percentile for weight means is that 70% of kids weigh less and 30% weigh more. A kid could be at the 20th percentile for weight (i.e., 20% of kids weigh less, 80% weigh more) and still be fat, depending on height and muscle mass. Likewise, a kid could be at the 70th percentile for weight and still be too thin, again depending on height and muscle mass..[/quote] I get that. My point is that ideal body weight is different. The ideal weight for a child in the 95th%ile for height very well might be the 70th%ile. [/quote]
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