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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he fat?[/quote]

It's a 100 pound 8 year old... what do you think?[/quote]

He is 5 feet tall.  That is not very heavy for 5 feet tall.  I am wondering if OP mistypd his age though.  It is incrediably large for an 8 year old.[/quote]

It’s actually right on the line between overweight and obese on the BMI scale. Take that for what you will.

And my 7 year old first grader is 97th percentile at 53-54 inches and there are two boys in her class taller than her. I can imagine those boys being 57” (which is 99th for 8.5 years old) next year.[/quote]

Age (at measurement): 8 year and 6 month-old

Sex: boy

Height: 60 inches

Weight: 90 pounds

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Based on the height and weight entered, the BMI is 17.6, placing the BMI-for-age at the 78th percentile for 8 year and 6 month-old boys. This falls in the Healthy Weight BMI category. BMI is a screening measure and is not intended to diagnose disease or illness.[/quote]

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