If you mouse-over the graphs, you'll see the data values ... and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the use of BMI to screen for overweight and obesity in children ...
BMI Categories for Children and Teens 120% of the 95th percentile Class 2 Obesity 140% of the 95th percentile Class ... Plotting a child's BMI on the proper CDC growth chart (see charts below) can ...
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals ... extend to the youth, “Obesity prevention at ...
Overall, 33.4 percent of American adults have obesity, a CDC report revealed, while separate figures suggest the rates among children are as high as 17 percent. The recent CDC report found the ...
There are early signs that obesity rates may have decreased in the US for the first time. A report released Tuesday by the ...