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I was a late grower & , until I hit a growth spurt at 13-14, was always in the 3rd percentile for weight.I was also, however, in the 3rd percentile for height so I was never too skinny, just really short,yet this chart would have labelled me as dangerously underweight! Meanwhile, had I weighed what the average girl my age weighed, given how much shorter I was than the average girl my age, I would have been overweight, yet this chart would have labelled my weight as being in the healthy range.This makes zero sense!

I'm currently 5'4". Should I weigh the same as a healthy woman my age who is 5'11" or one who is 4'10"? Of course not! Then why should a boy who is several inches taller than most of his peers weigh the same as they do? He shouldn't![/quote]

He shouldn't weigh the same as a kid several inches shorter.  But he also shouldn't weigh 100 lbs.  What do you think a normal 4'8" 10-year-old weighs?[/quote]

The kid in question is over five feet tall, according to the post, not 4'8".  [/quote]

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