How to Calculate Your Childs Body Mass Index
Do you often worry about your child s weight? Do you think that your child is either too fat or too thin? If
you do, you need to know your child s Body Mass Index or BMI, so you would determine whether your
child...
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How to Calculate Your Childs Body Mass Index
Do you often worry about your child s weight? Do you think that your child is either too fat or too thin? If
you do, you need to know your child s Body Mass Index or BMI, so you would determine whether your
child s weight is right for his or her age and height.
The Body Mass Index for kids is also known as BMIfor-age because it is age and gender specific.
This index is calculated from ages two to 20 years old.
There is a separate chart for boys and girls because each gender has different body fat content, as they
grow older.
There are many ways on how you can determine if your child is obese or overweight.
But the
fastest way of figuring whether your child is healthy or not is through the help of body mass index.
In
calculating your child s BMI, you need to determine your child s weight in kilograms and his or her height
in meter.
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