My sister is twelve years old and weighs....?!


Question: My sister is twelve years old and weighs!.!.!.!.!?
my sister has been worrying about her weight and keeps asking me if what she weighs is normal!. i went on web md weight chart thingy and it told me that her BMI is 26 and her percentile is 96!. is that normal!? i don't really understand what it means!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Yeah child BMI's are worded kinda funny!. Her BMI is pretty high, which depending on her height means she is overweight BMI's around 20 are considered healthy!. The 96th Percentile means that 96% of girls are smaller than your sister at her age!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

i think a bmi of around 20 is considered ideal

but she is 12 so id say she is growing and not to worry about her weightWww@Answer-Health@Com





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