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Low body weight

Low body weight is a condition in which a person's weight is far below average for his age, body size, and ethnic/racial group. On a growth chart, a weight under the 5th percentile (meaning a person weighs less than 95% of people with similar height) can be considered low body weight.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela
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family medicine 16 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

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