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Children's BMI & Energy Requirement Calculator
Plotting a child's BMI on the proper CDC growth chart (see charts below) can alert parents to early signs that their child is gaining weight too fast. Parents can help their child avoid developing ...
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US obesity rates FALL for the first time ever, new CDC data shows
A report released Tuesday by the CDC found that 40 percent of US adults ... when 38 percent of adults had a BMI over 30, and more Americans are morbidly obese than ever. One in 10 - 30million ...
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Mass. among states at CDC’s highest tier of flu activity
The following 14 states, along with New York City, are now at the CDC’s highest tier of influenza activity: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi ...
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BMI is wrong way to measure obesity, researchers say — here’s what they recommend instead
Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Around 9.4% of those adults had severe obesity.
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Pediatric Body Composition Reference Charts
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ... at 2 years old. BMI-for-age weight status categories and their related percentile ranges are ...