"Carol Frilegh" wrote in message
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In article , GaryG
wrote:

"Carol Frilegh" wrote in message
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In article , GaryG
wrote:

A 13 year old girl, 5' 6" tall, who weighs 114 lbs, is in the
"Normal
Range"
according to the Centers for Disease Control/World Health
Organization,
with
a Body Mass Index of 18.4. At her age, height, and gender she would
be
in
the 31st weight percentile, compared to US averages. Although she is
at
the
low end of normal, and may indeed have an eating disorder, her
current
weight is not that extreme by comparison.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

Fitday has that girl off the chart in a blank zone underweight.

Interesting...I wonder where fitday gets their numbers from? Does their
system take into account her age and sex? (I couldn't find anything on
their
web site).

One of the better Body Mass Index sites I've found is Steven Halls, MD.
His
calculator is he

http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm

It's true that some BMI calculators indicate "Underweight" starting
around
BMI=18.5. But, most of those are for adults...teens tend to naturally
run
low BMI's. Her weight is in the 31st percentile, which is on the low
side,
but not abnormally low for her age and height.

It sounds like she may have an eating disorder, but based on her weight
alone, she may not yet be in a dangerous condition (physically, anyway).

GG

Doing it subjectively, at 13 I had reached my full height of 5 ft 6 1/2
inches and a weight of 165. The lowest I ever got subsequently was the
low 130's and it was below my set point. Now shorter and wiser, I hang
around 139-141 with an acceptable BMI, some pinchable areas and the
ongoing battle with gravity one expects at age 73.

That teen would have to be extremely small boned at 113-115 and is
probably headed for a career as a runway supermodel.

You sound very weight wise and savvy and I look forward to downloading
and checking out your program because there is something magical about
the words "Free Trial"

Ahhh, thanks...that's music to my ears :-). I hope you enjoy WeightWare and
find it useful, but you might want to wait a day or two before downloading
it. The new version 1.4 includes several new graphs, some bug fixes, and
some ease-of-use enhancements. I hope to release it to the website early
tomorrow.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary



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