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My dietician told me to gain healthy weight. what is an ideal healthy weight for a 5'4 teenage female? thanks!
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BMI 20 - 28: B"sd Ideal weight conventionaly assigned based on BMI. There is more too it depending on your body shape and body composition. Most important is your general health and things like menstrual cycle. If not done, in addition to dietician, evaluation by an endcrinologist or other physicain as appropriate should be done. Am available to discuss individual details.
Answered 3/3/2016
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115 -120 lbs: Would be the ideal body weight for that height at that age check the cdc growth charts for girls 2-20 years, goodluck
Answered 11/28/2017
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