This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition BMI should be banned for babies children and young adults

Parents around the uk are being told their children are over weight according to BMI this needs to stop

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I have just received a letter from the nhs, according to BMI my 4 year old daughter is overweight which is absurd. She loves her vegetables and eats extremely healthy she is no way over weight, if she was any skinnier you would see her ribs.
I feel this is one of the main reasons why we have eating disorders BMI does not take in to consideration bone density and muscle

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