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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter (7) has always been in the 97+ percentile for height and weight. Right now she's 53.5 inches and 86 pounds. I've always served healthy food and followed her hunger cues. Dessert is a once in a while treat and we don't have junk food in the house. She does soccer, dance, and swimming. We go on walks. But her BMI is in the range for obesity and she's definitely visibly overweight. At every doctor's visit, I privately ask if we need to be worried and the doctor just says to serve healthy food and make sure she's active. I feel like they aren't taking this seriously. I don't know what to do and I feel like I've failed as a parent for letting her get to an unhealthy weight. [/quote]

Genetics play a major role too. Were you or your husband bigger in size at that age?

If she eats healthy and is active, not getting easily tired, not sluggish, I guess she is fine.  Overall the key on the food front is to make sure she has enough whole grains and fiber too. Some parents get hung up on protein and push kids into eating more meat. Try to reduce milk, meat and anything with food colors.

Maybe a good idea to get blood work done to check for diabetes and make sure all is good. [/quote]

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