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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sad that parents are afraid to help their kids become healthier.

Use this BMI calculator... 5 feet and over 100 pounds is not good:
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/weight/bmi/bmi-calculator[/quote]

That chart is ridiculous & uses  archaic, nonsensical standards.It compares the child's weight to that of other boys his age, not other boys who are both the same age & the same his height which, according to both logic & the various pediatricians & dieticians I know who were educated more recently (ie within the last decade or so) at top schools (&, due to both my own graduate field of study & profession & those of my DH, I know several), is a far more apt comparison.Unless he's very thin naturally,a healthy child who is much taller than the vast majority of his peers [b]should[/b] weigh quite a bit more than they do!

According to the CDC growth chart, a boy who is 5 ft tall & weighs 100 lbs on his 10th birthday is in 97th percentile for height & the 94th percentile for weight. Sounds pretty proportional to me! The kid is TALL, not overweight![/quote]

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