article_snippet: Body mass index is calculated by multiplying a person's weight by 703 and dividing the result by the height.
article_snippet: Age and gender are factored in when determining BMI parameters.
article_snippet: According to a chart included in The note from her elementary school, a 7-year-old girl's healthy BMI should fall between 13.5-17.5.
highlights_snippet: A body mass index review at her elementary school determined that her BMI was too high .
  
highlights_snippet: her asked her mother if her was 'too fat' after reading the note .