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I am 16 years old girl and i am 5 feet 8 inches tall. what is the ideal weight?

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General guidelines: There are many ways to look at this. For a 16 year old girl, the 50th %ile weight is 118 pounds, the 10th %ile is 100 pounds, and the 90th %ile is 154 pounds. Anywhere in that range probably is okay. If you calculate your bmi, and use adult guidelines, a normal bmi would occur between about 120 and 160 pounds.

Dr Minich agreed

Answered 6/22/2018

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