Is a BMI of 17 too low?

I'm 14, 5'6 and weigh 111 pounds. I have a BMI or roughly 17. This site tells me that i am underwieght but i never considered myself underweight and many other BMI calculaters say that i am healthy.

Is 17 too low?

anything under 18.5 is under weight lolly-pop!

did you want to loose weight?  why are you here?  are you happy and content with your body?

It's an underweight ADULT BMI.  If you use a calculator for children, then it might not be. 

CDC BMI Calculator - this is also used by the World Health Organization 

Check out the site above, just for kicks I put 5'6", age 14, girl, and 111 lbs. and it said "healthy".  Please remember the information on the site is geared towards adults who's needs are much different then yours.

At your age, an adult bmi chart is irrelevant.  I'd suggest google searching a pediatric bmi chart.

The BMI guidelines are for adults. Teenagers and older children usually have lower BMI than adults of the same height. 17 is fine at your age.

 This is another link to a site that's designed for under 21s... http://www.kidsnutrition.org/bodycomp/bmiz2.h tml ... and you score 'normal' at the moment.  If you're still 111lbs when you get to 17, 18, 19 then you'd be underweight.  In other words, eat well, eat plenty, be active, enjoy life and with luck you'll grow out of your healthy girl's body into that of a healthy woman. 

I used the CDC calculator and at my lowest weight (89 pounds) I was like in the 3rd percentile.  It was soooo weird.  I think I was at least in the green when I was in the 90's.  Idk it just told me what calorie count said.  I would use a calculator for teens though just to make sure.

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Here is the pediatric BMI calculator from about.com, our parent site. Be aware that even if it (or another weight you plug in) is a "healthy" BMI it does not mean that it is in fact healthy for you. That is really for your doctor to decide.

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/ bl_bmi_calc.htm