George asks…
BMI calculator can be used from what age of people? can 16 years old use it?
I heard BMI is only for adults. but i’m already 16. so can i use BMI calculator to know whether i’m normal,under or over? and from what range of age people can use BMI? i know children can’t use .. but from what age can we use BMI
admin answers:
Http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_bmi_calc.htm
This one is for children and teens. The other ones are for adults. But note, some can lie. Some give a totally different response than another. Only your doctor can tell the truth.
Joseph asks…
bmi concerning things?
so i measured my daughter bmi on a NORMAL bmi calculator. it said she was underweight.
then there was this ‘child bmi calculator‘ and it said she was a healthy weight. i thought is didnt matter whether you were a child or not. just depending on your height and weight.
confusing but what im asking is which calculator should i listen too!
admin answers:
If your daughter is in her teens or younger, the regular BMI doesn’t apply. Many healthy children are “underweight” according to the adult BMI tables because they’ve had a growth spurt up but their body hasn’t yet filled out. This phase of being “underweight” doesn’t come with the same health risks as an adult with the same BMI though they are not considered underweight.
Talk to your doctor if you have any concerns, and remember the BMI formula is not a hard-fast rule but is just one tool which may help assess if someone’s a healthy weight. It tends to fall apart if you try to apply it to teens, children, or those who have a good deal of muscle (Tom Cruise would be considered “obese” if you just calculated his BMI, but obviously that’s not true – he’s very fit)
Linda asks…
bmi calculator says i’m obese, have been trying to lose weight very long, but nothing works?
okay, so i knew i was overweight, after having had 4 children in 7 years, i have put on alot of weight, i went from 67 kilo’s to 95 after having had my 4th child 5 months ago. i am excercising, on diets, no sugar, etc, but nothing helps. what should i do? i am afraid that if i go to my doc, he’ll dismiss me because i had a baby 5 months ago, but after i had him, i only lost 5 kilo’s, and nothing after that. could there be something underlying under this? please help me, because it annoyes me, and even my husband tells me to lose weight, but nothing works. thank you for any response.
admin answers:
BMI calculators are incorrect and need to chucked out with the stone age. These days they have proven that certain ethnic races have different make ups, so there fore effects the BMI rating, it also doesn’t take into consideration the Muscle Mass someone has nor bone density etc. The best way to look at your weight and see if your over is jump in front of the mirror and if anything carry s on jiggling after you stopped means your over weight.
Remember that your body is still coming back to normal after having a baby and I reckon a good year before it has completely returned to normal but inside and out! So dont be too hard on yourself. My advice is to do as Kylee has stated before, less in more out ( and that means in a healthy way) and if you are breastfeeding you are going to need a bit more calories in your diet to contend with the extra need on the body.
Good luck 
Charles asks…
BMI Calculator? Should I be concerned?
I went online and calculated my daughter’s BMI, and I’m concerned that since she’s no where near reaching puberty this could become a problem..what is your opinion? I mean, she’s eated the following today:
a fourth of a fruit pastry (25%)
a bag of baked lays cheese and sour cream chips
90% serving of honey nut cheerios
1 serving of apples and cinnamon instant oatmeal
half an apple
a 4 in. quesadillah just cheese and beans
small amount of salad
and I think that’s it, I’ve just payed attention today, I’m not crazy, I just want to make sure. But it seems as though she has a healthy appetite, but she is pretty cautious about sweets, just because they’re unhealthy
A 12 year and 8 months old (female) child
who is 76 pounds
and is 4 feet and 11 inches tall has
a body mass index of 15.4,
which is at the 6th percentile,
and would indicate that your child is at a healthy weight. Keep in mind that it is still possible for a child to have an eating disorder even if they are at a healthy weight though.
admin answers:
So far, her BMI is fine—but her calorie content is far too low and her carb content far too high for a healthy diet. She is eating about 1100 calories. This is an estimate because I did not include the milk for the cereal or know just what you consider a “small amount” of salad and which dressing was on it, or what it consisted of. Not only that, but you say she only ate “90%” of a serving of honey nut cheerios–but what is a serving? On the box, it is a half-cup of cereal. Most people eat a BOWLFUL–which is about 4-5 times that much! 90% of a bowl full of cereal would be about 3 or 4 actual SERVINGS.
So her calorie content could be much higher.
BUT–I would be more concerned that her diet is almost exclusively carbohydrates. These are burned off quickly in a very active person—like a child–but a diet high in carbs can lead quickly to Type II diabetes and high cholesterol even in an active person! That’s far more important. There is not enough protein, not NEARLY enough vegetables. A fruit is not considered a vegetable serving–it’s mostly sugar and carbs. A small apple contains about 55 calories, but about 15 of those calories are carbohydrates.
She may not be overweight now, and her BMI may be all right, but she won’t STAY that way if she continues to eat like this. Fruit pastries, potato chips, sweetened cereals–even oatmeal–and the beans and the tortilla in the quesadilla are all serious offenders for carbohydrates. Out of the 1000 calories I was able to count up by the list you gave, she ate over 125 grams of carbohydrates and only a small amount of whole-grains (oatmeal, cheerios–minimal!) . Was this one meal? Two meals? All day? Because if it was all day, then this is not enough protein, not enough servings of vegetables, and not enough whole grains–too many white-flour, sugary processed foods, and VERY unbalanced–and it will–WILL–lead to trouble down the road, don’t kid yourself.
Yes, you need to be concerned.
Paul asks…
What diet should I put my 12 year old daughter on?
I went on to a BMI calculator website designed for children , and it said she was overweight.
She is 12 yrs, 73 lbs and 4″11 tall.
thanks for your help.
admin answers:
You don’t put her on a diet. You eat healthy food as a family and engage in exercise as a family.
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