Should I be concerned about his BMI?

[jgenie]

DS1 went in this summer for his 9 year check up. He was 9.5 at the time of his appointment. He has always been a small child. He's growing along his curve. I'm small as is DH so DC will most likely be small as well. These are his stats. His BMI concerns me but I'm not sure why. Should I be worried? DS1 is a very picky as I used to be as well. He really only eats pasta, bread, cheese, milk, fruit, pizza, hot dogs. Doesn't really like meat, pork, fish, chicken. TIA

22nd % for Height
49th % for weight
68th % for BMI

[Simon]

I wouldn't worry at all, unless my kid took a huge jump off his own curve or if it was a new trend lasting several years. Lots of kids that age either gain weight before growing in height or else experience a weight gain before puberty. As I'm sure you know, its always worth working with picky eaters to increase the variety of foods they will eat. I'll admit I go through phases of being good about pushing my picky eaters and being too laid back. I wouldn't actually worry about his stats.

[ged]

I wouldn't worry

[JBaxter]

Nope. After Christmas those numbers could be reversed. My boys chunk up then grow taller all the way through teens.

[mom_hanna]

I am not sure why they even bother with BMI to be honest. IT says nothing about how someone is built (stocky or slim, etc) or how much of their body is muscle vs. fat. My son is around the same BMI but he his built, and 100% muscle. He's a gymnast. His BMI doesn't say anything about that though! I would not be concerned at all. And he's only 9! Like pp said, a kids often chunk up before they grow, but even if that's not the case, those numbers don't even indicate chunky to me. At all.

[jgenie]

Thanks everyone! I figured it was probably a weight gain before puberty. his doctor wasn't concerned but it has been in the back of my mind.

[abh5e8]

How does it compare to previous bmi? Based on those numbers, I'd not worry. But trends are important with kids, so I would compare it to how he has been previously.

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[Globetrotter]

Both my kids are very slim for their age and have low BMI. Just make sure he is staying more or less on his own curve,. Although there will be growth spurts.
You could focus on adding healthy fats to his diet.

[niccig]

How active is he? I'd concentrate on him being active, that's probably easier to change. Keep trying on the diet, but that's a longer term issue.


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[georgiegirl]

Does he look overweight or normal or muscular? Is he very active?

DS1 (8) tends to have a BMI on the higher side. He's short and muscular. He has zero fat on his body, and I've gotten several comments about how "ripped" he is. He's a competitive swimmer, so he has a 6 pack already...lol. It's funny because several of the young swimmer boys are totally ripped.


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[Kindra178]

Below 85 is the goal. He's fine.


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[HannaAddict]

No, nothing to worry about.


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