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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8 y old is 56" and 80 lbs. my 5 y old is 47" and 50 lbs![/quote]

Are you worried about their weight?[/quote]

Why should she be? [/quote]

Because they are obese.[/quote]

50lbs is obese for a 47" child??  It's perfect - absolutely proportional. I can't quite visualize 80lbs on 56" but it doesn't ring as obese. Man, what a jerk.  [/quote]

Seriously. My K boy about to be 6 is also 47" and 49 pounds. He's really th[/quote]

A kid who is 56" (4'8") & 80lbs isn't even overweight, never mind obese. 80lbs is probably quite a bit more than most third graders weigh but this kid is also quite a bit taller than most third graders.[/quote]

a kid with this build is in the 85th percentile according to a BMI calculator. Not obese, but getting up there/on the boarder. However, with BMI body composition HAS to also be taken into account. Many bodybuilder would be considered obese by their BMI measurements as would people of certain ethnic backgrounds who have higher muscle mass. So BMI alone does not accurately determine obesity, it's just a screening tool. [/quote]

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