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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to the BMI child calculator those stats for a child 9 1/2 years old place her squarely in the overweight category. It’s confusing that you said she has always had these percentiles but has gotten chubby in the last two years. I’m not sure which it is. [b]In any case we seem to have a problem as a culture talking about healthy eating with children.[/b] There is far too much panic over causing an eating disorder in my opinion. I think it’s OK to tell children that healthy choices make healthy bodies and that when our bodies get too big they don’t work as well.  Simple and factual and not repeated ad nauseam. It is so much more difficult to lose weight as an adult. The only answer is focusing on healthy meals as an entire family and not keeping any junk in the house. Make sure she is being active and participates in 60 minutes of physical activity every day.[/quote]

You think our culture doesn't make abundantly clear to chubbier and overweight kids that they should eat differently? Do you know anybody who is overweight that isn't aware that it's good to eat vegetables? I think our society has gotten bad about restricting. Look at how many kids are on diets now compared to 30 years ago, and based on childhood obesity rates and the correlation between dieting and overeating (I'm actually convinced it's causation), it hasn't done one bit of good.

The focus on healthy meals with the entire family is indeed key. But having no junk at all in the house is unlikely to be helpful.

Also BMI for kids is definitely just a guideline, far more than it is for adults. [/quote]

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