![]() “As is true for adults, BMI can be a useful tool to assess whether a child’s weight puts them at risk for health problems, but further analysis is often needed,” says Linda Anegawa, MD, a Honolulu-based double board-certified physician in internal medicine and obesity medicine and medical director with PlushCare, a virtual health platform. “There are times when we’ll start an intervention before a kid gets to the 85th percentile because BMI is going up quickly,” he says. Regardless of your weight, everyone in the household can benefit from eating nutritious food and exercising. Ganjian doesn’t advise waiting for BMI to get into the trouble zone before you make healthy lifestyle changes.
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