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is a hispanic girl weighing 138lb. at age 12 having a height of 5ft. 1in. obeses or not

jluis asked this question Jun 10th, 2011 9:19 am

does a hispanic girl weighing 138lb. at age 12 having a height of 5ft. 1in. need a diet or is she obese

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Brandi

According to the BMI calculator for children on the CDC.Gov site, the BMI for these stats is 26.1 which is in the 96th percentile for girls this age and is considered "obese." It is important that you not try to lose weight on your own, but instead speak with your parents and/or a teacher and/or your doctor so that they can help learn and put in to practice healthy habits.


posted on Jun 10th, 2011 3:30 pm