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BMI Calculator for Children: This Week on AOL Health

Posted on Dec 3rd 2009 12:00PM by Ashley Neglia

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

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It's no secret that childhood obesity is still an epidemic in the United States. More than 30 percent of school-age children are considered obese, so it's more important than ever to be proactive when it comes to ensuring your child is within a healthy weight range. While some people may prefer to use a special scale to measure body fat percentage, calculating your child's BMI (body mass index) is a simple way to determine a healthy weight range for your son or daughter. To make it even easier, just check out AOL Health's BMI calculator for children.

Will BMI be replaced by Fat Mass Index (FMI)?

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Tags: BMI Calculator for Children and Teens, body fat percentage, body mass index, childhood obesity

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Christine 12-03-2009 @ 2:45PM

BMI is NEVER, EVER an appropriate means of measuring children, because their growing bodies are constantly changing. Some children sprout up before filling out, and others get chunky before their height catches up. If you go by a BMI chart, the difference between "normal" and "obese" can be just a few pound in young children. The only way to get an accurate picture is to use growth-curve charts which measure height and weight progression over months and years. A BMI "snapshot" is next to worthless as a diagnostic tool, and carries a great deal of potential for misuse.