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UK seaside donkey ride company insists on weighing children, sparking obesity debate
According to Heath New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, a 10-year-old who is 137cm tall and 39kg is considered a “slightly unhealthy weight for age” with a BMI of 20.8, which is in the 93.4th percentile. Similarly, in the UK, NHS’s BMI tool states this height and …