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lily t
10/19/08
lily t
Category: Obesity

My 13 daughter weighs 216lbs is that too heavy???

She is 5ft 2inches in height she weighs 216lbs/15.4stones, shes 13 years old. She has a BMI of 39.1 - which is obese but 40 is severely obese. The circumferance of her waist is 115cm/45in, the circumferance of her thigh is 56cm/22in and her chest is 91cm/36in. I am very concerned that she may…

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