is it healthy to be 16 yrs old and only weight 92 lbs?

Question

my cousin kortney is 16 and is about 5'1 and weighs 92 lbs. the ast time i saw her in april she weighed 98 lbs. she is as thin a twig. do you think there could be somethin wrong with her? cuz from what i know i dont think 92lbs is a healthy weight.

Answer 1

It really depends on your body frame. For you depending on your frame, weighing 92 pounds at 5'1' can be unhealthy but maybe for your cousin it can be healthy. It really just depends on the body structure.

Answer 2

A table of ideal weights lists that for a 5' 16 year old girl at 108 lbs.

Answer 3

Age: 16 years Sex: Girl
Height: 5 feet 1 inch(es)
Date of Measurement: August 18, 2006 Weight: 98 pounds


Results
Based on the height and weight entered, the BMI is 18.5, placing the BMI-for-age at the 21st percentile for girls aged 16 years. This teen has a healthy weight.



What does this mean?
What should you do?



underweight, less than the 5th percentile
healthy weight, 5th percentile up to the 85thpercentile
at risk of overweight, 85th to less than the 95th percentile
overweight, equal to or greater than the 95th percentile




You can also view these results on a BMI-for-age Percentile Growth Chart.


What does this mean?
BMI is calculated using your child’s weight and height and is then used to find the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile for your child’s age and sex.

BMI-for-age percentile shows how your child’s weight compares to that of other children of the same age and sex. For example, a BMI-for-age percentile of 65% means that the child’s weight is greater than that of 65% of other children of the same age and sex.

Based on the height and weight entered, the BMI is 18.5, placing the BMI-for-age at the 21st percentile for girls aged 16 years 3 months. This teen has a healthy weight.

Maintaining a healthy weight throughout childhood and adolescence may reduce the risk of becoming overweight or obese as an adult.


What should you do?
Regardless of the current BMI-for-age category, help your child or teen develop healthy weight habits and keep track of BMI-for-age.

Practice healthy weight habits
Encourage children and teens to practice healthy weight habits by:

Eating healthy foods
Participating in physical activity on most (preferably all) days of the week
Limiting television viewing
For more information, see
Tips to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Children and Teens.

Keep track of BMI-for-age
Check BMI-for-age annually, or more often if recommended by the child’s healthcare provider. Tracking growth patterns over time can help you make sure your child is achieving or maintaining a healthy weight. A single BMI-for-age calculation is not enough to evaluate long-term weight status because height and weight change with growth.

Answer 4

There could be something wrong then there may not be. It was very hard for me to gain any weight at all untill I had my fourth kid. I only weighed 115 pounds and I am 5ft 9 in tall. I would eat over 3000 calories a day and still could not gain weight. I just had a really high metabolism I guess.

Answer 5

I just turned 18, I am 5"2 and I weigh 97lbs. I like to think of myself as healthy. I have heard somewhere that at 5 foot you are suppose to weigh 100lbs and 5lbs for every inch over 5ft. I don't know if that is true though.

Answer 6

Weight isn't very important for health. We are all different. Some of us are twigs. If she is too skinny (bones poking out and skull face) you need to have her go to the doctor. If she looks reasonable, ask her what she usually eats. In order to grow, people need essential amino acids, vitamins, etc. Make sure she eats enough and healthy, well balanced meals and then don't worry about her. See link on nutrition.

Answer 7

If she is only 5 1 then its not to bad...........Now if she starts to lose more weight then yes get her some help or talk to a family member about this. I am 23 my hieght is 5 2 and I only weight 102 lbs and I have had 3 kids.

Answer 8

That sounds ok for 5'1" and 16 years old. She will gain weight as she gets older like most people do. Some people are just thin.

Answer 9

Usually if someone looks skinny enough that it scares their friends and family, then yeah, they need to gain some weight.

She doesn't necessarily have an eating disorder; if she eats normally and can't gain weight she might have an illness or a parasite (I know it sounds gross, but it happens). Get your cousin to a doctor!

Answer 10

Depending on height it seems that is not a healthy weight. COuld she not be eating or she might have a high matabalism. Either way if it concerns u so bad sit down and talk to her and ask her to see a doctor because to me that dont sound healthy!