How much should a 16 year old weigh?
How much should a 16-year-old weigh?
Have you tried my Healthy Kid Calculator®? Click on the link in the calculator box in the left navigation.
Depends on gender and height. Send your stats back and I will give you a healthy range.
My 5 year old daughter is 4 feet tall and weighs 59 pounds. I would like to help her slim down.
I was very happy to find your website as I cannot seem to get answers anywhere about my 5-year-old daughter. She is exactly four feet tall and weighs 59 pounds. She carries most of this weight around her middle and her stomach sticks out quite a bit. She has become very aware of her...
I have talked about my weight with my mom and some close friends. I am underweight.
Thank you for the concern, I appreciate it very much. I have already talked about it with my mom and some of my closest friends. I do have an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday to talk about it.
I am 5 feet 11 inches. So I guess I am underweight, but the thing is...
Autism
Research published in the Pediatrics journal by the Mayo Clinic discusses digestive issues in children with autism. This study was designed to determine if children with autism had more stomach and intestinal problems than children who do not have autism. Stomach and intestinal problems were defined in this study as: "constipation; diarrhea; abdominal bloating,...
I am trying to find out how many calories, grams of fat, carbos I should take in per day.
Hi, I am trying to find out how many calories, grams of fat, carbos etc. I should take in per day. I am 16, 5 feet 0 inches 160 pounds. Please let me know.
If you are a girl, then to maintain your weight you would need about 1429 calories with 179 grams carbohydrate and...
I’m 16 years old, 5 feet 10 inches and about 170 pounds. Am I fat?
Hi, Joanne. I'm 16 years old, 5 feet 10 inches and about 170 pounds. Am I fat? What is the normal weight for my age and height? Thanks!
Yes, you are in a healthy weight range (154 to 188 pounds) for your height and age. You are not fat. In fact, your BMI which is...
Please clarify the percent fat content on food nutriiton labels.
1) My wife and I have recently switched from 1% to skim milk. What is the recommended type of milk for our two children, ages 8 and 9?
2) Please clarify the % fat content on food nutrition labels. I understand that a general guideline for gauging fat intake is no more than 30% of...
What should my children weigh? How can I help them avoid being extremely overweight like me?
My nine and a half-year-old son is 56 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. He has always been large for his age.
My six-year-old daughter is 46 inches tall and weighs 50 pounds. She has always been average for her age.
I am extremely overweight and my husband is of average weight. As a family, we...
Since my daughter was born she has had a problem with not going to the bathroom everyday.
This is a rather "delicate" subject with my daughter. Ever since she was born, she has had a problem with not going to the bathroom every day and therefore having very large stools. We have tried a variety of remedies Metamucil, orange juice every morning, cereal with bran flakes or oat flakes. Nothing seems...
Do you have information on the Finegold Diet?
I was wondering if you had any information on what is called the "Finegold Diet"? It could be used, from what I understand, for patients (children) with Attention Deficit Disorders perhaps as a last resort for treatment. I do understand that it isn't proven to be of benefit, but may not be harmful either....