The Kids BMI Calculator computes your child's body mass index (BMI). You'll learn whether your child's BMI falls into an underweight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese range.

BMI charts are “an easy tool for healthcare professionals to monitor an individual child’s growth over time,” said Jennifer House, MSc, RD, founder of First Step Nutrition.

To calculate the BMI percentile -- which is also called "BMI for age" -- a health care provider or an online tool like WebMD’s FIT Kids BMI Calculator takes a kid's BMI (along with age and ...

The CDC has updated growth charts to extend from a body mass index of 37 to 60 because childhood obesity has quadrupled since in recent decades By Jonel Aleccia • Published December 15, 2022 • ...

In recent decades, severe obesity among children in America has nearly quadrupled, experts said. The old scale, which went up to 37, has been in use for more than two decades, ...

A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.

A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.