Husky

Alex went to visit the pediatrician and was informed that he is "sobrepeso", overweight. In fact, according to the pediatrician's chart Alex is almost 18 pounds overweight. I knew that he was a little husky, but I didn't think that he was obese. He is also under pressure to lose weight, 10 lbs, so that he can play football with his age group. He is 5' and weighs 110 lbs making his BMI, body mass index, 21.5 which is within the healthy category. If he were to lose 18 pounds, his BMI would fall into the underweight category. If he were to lose 10 pounds, his BMI would still be in the healthy category. I guess that overweight is in the eyes of the beholder. Nevertheless, we have decided to increase his activity level and cut out junk food. Such choices never hurt anyone.