To think someone that’s 7 stone and 5’4 is tiny

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Depends on the person. Plenty of people are naturally petite.

Was about to write this almost word for word 😅

My friend is a similar height and weight but is otherwise healthy.

She has always been like this though and struggles to put on weight.
She has tried all sorts to put on weight but I think some people are just naturally small.

The issue is if this person has lost alot of weight or is unhealthy.

If they’ve not always been light and petite then there may be a problem.
You are asking for a reason and so you must be concerned.
I would encourage a gp visit to put your mind at rest.

It’s amazing how many people are invested in others’ weight.

The OP doesn’t even have any context, and people are reeling off about other people they know who they think are underweight.

My answer is MYOB, you don’t know what their natural weight disposition is. You wouldn’t dare approach someone you think is overweight and express concern.

You’d assume that they already know, or are naturally heavy set.

And if they are someone with a medical condition, or an eating disorder, your feedback won’t be helpful or appreciated.

Lots of posts here focusing on whether or not the person looks too thin, which is irrelevant. At that weight and height they are clinically underweight (assuming they are an adult) and should be checked out by a doctor, especially if it is as a result of weight loss or restricted eating. As the parent of a child with am eating disorder there are many medical complications associated with a very low body weight. They should have their blood pressure checked, blood tests done and an ECG to check their heart is functioning properly.

I’m 5”1 and look gaunt at 7 stone. 7 and a half is when I look my ‘best’

I was 5 foot and 6 and a half stone when I was in my late 20s/30s. Tiny frame and always been petite- never ill and energetic and fit. Healthy appetite but didn’t really snack.

I was this weight and half an inch taller as a teenager. I ate very well including chocolate bars, crisps and crème caramel (shop bought). But I walked a lot and didn’t incessantly snack.

I do think I might have been lacking some vitamins as I got the occasional stye and lots of mouth ulcers. 5 a day wasn’t a thing then.

I was 5ft7 and 7st naturally in my teens/young adulthood.

I was slim but I had no weight related health issues and I was a size 12 (never get the everyone skinny must be 'size 0' comments, size at low weight is based on bone frame not weight).

I had always been like that (was a very tall skinny child). I did not diet or do anything to achieve it and I was active and as well as I have ever been.

I only ever gain weight when pregnant, put on a stone per pregnancy and now at peak 'BMI' and 'healthy weight' ironically have far more weight and food related issues now.

I will likely never be 7 stone again (trying to diet down to that would be ill advised) but I was that size originally completely naturally and no 'worry' was needed.

If the weight is being lost for unknown reasons, an illness or extreme dieting/lifestyle change then worry, but its not a worry if someone is always just naturally 'skinny'.

I have a friend like this too. In the nearly 30 years I’ve known her (and lived in same house a one point) she’s been the same weight, eats well, is very active and very healthy. It makes sense when you meet her family, it seems genetic. I wouldn’t have believed it either but it’s true.
I however am huge, and you can see that in my family too 😁 So we are like little and large when we’re out together.

@Ilovedogs10 unless there’s a typo in your height you were severely underweight, even with a “tiny frame”. I’m glad you felt well and energetic at the time, but you were still severely underweight at a BMI of less than 15.

I am 5'4" and 50kg, 7.8 stone. This is my healthy weight, I have a small frame and do try to build muscle but don't gain easily. I maintain this weight on 1800 to 2000 kcal a day. I think I would be unhealthy at 7 stone.

My mum is very slim and has struggled to put weight on her entire life. She's also been really underweight a few times due to horrible stress when she was being harassed at work. She doesn't have a terrible diet - she's always eaten breakfast for example. She was around 8 stones for a while but some stress took her weight down again - she's around five three in height

I have the opposite issue. I struggle to keep weight off and I have had a fairly big injury in the last 18 months so I'm bigger than I generally would be

I am 5'4" and weighed about 7 st until around 30 when I got pregnant with my first child. After pregnancy and breastfeeding I was around 7 and a quarter stone. After my second child, around 7 and a half stone and now, after menopause, I'm around 8 stone.

i have a small frame, eat healthily and well. I'm just a smaller person than most people. I hate it when people suggest that I have an eating problem, or that I should see a doctor. It's none of their business. I don't tell larger people that they should lose weight or seek medical help. That's none of my business. If I lived in the 1950s no one would bat an eye at my size.

I have had comments about my weight all my life - mostly from complete strangers - even when I wasn't overweight. I'm not super slim even when Im at a size I'm comfortable with. (12-14). I've had more than one person (always men unfortunately) shouting "fatty" at me out of car windows

Exactly!

If you're 5'4 (I know this because I am) then medically speaking the bottom of the healthy range is 7 stone 10. I'm bang on 8 stone at that height, small build and certainly still look pretty small.
I feel people on this site tend to give a lot of allowances for why being underweight can actually be healthy for someone in a way they wouldn't for someone who was, say, half a stone overweight.
If this person is 7 stone nothing then their BMI is very low and if they are trying to put weight on and failing then they should discuss that with a doctor. I know I sound very black and white on this but I've been about that weight as an adult at that height and I was very unwell looking back, but like some other posters on here I was telling myself that some people just can't help being teeny tiny.

I would also say - sorry to double post - that in my experience there's a big difference between 7 stone 0 at 5'4 and, say, 7 and a half stone. 7 and a half is a couple of pounds underweight but many women can go that low without looking gaunt, which is much harder to do (especially as an adult not a teen) at 7 stone nothing.

They are probably underweight but not dangerously so, they are only moderately underweight based on a single metric, BMI, which was designed for evaluating populations not individuals. Without information on the age, sex and health status of the person, to declare someone 'clinically underweight' is simply incorrect. They do not need to start undergoing medical procedures just because they are a bit thin, if they even are.

I recognise that your post comes from a good place because of your personal experience and I genuinely hope your child is doing better, but it is also scare mongering.

I had a friend who was very slim in her 20s and she's in her 50s now and she's still very slim. She was a size 6 when I knew her in her 20s. The only time I saw her bigger was when she was pregnant - she had big babies. She did have issues with food - she was the kind of person that if someone made her a meal she would eat but otherwise not much

They are slightly underweight. About 9lb under if white.
It's not scary underweight though unless you know something we don't and I'm not sure you'd be so worried if someone was a bit overweight.

I’m 5ft3 and at 8 stone 4 my rib cage could be seen across my chest - despite having a very petite ‘frame’. So I’d expect someone almost a stone lighter and a little taller to be very slim, yes.

But you’ll get lots of “It’s fine” and “It’s depends…” on Mumsnet.

My DD is that height and even less than 7 stones. She is 15 though and looks perfectly healthy with good skin and hair with a normal appetite.And she's half Asian so her BMI can be lower than UK values.

Not everyone who loses weight are using injections 🤦🏻‍♀️

How old are they? For a teen they could be on the lighter side of healthy. For an adult, they’re underweight and it could lead to health issues. Unless it’s a loved one though and your concern is genuine, then it’s none of your business and calling them ‘tiny’ doesn’t help.