New BMI charts for children, teens with severe obesity by: Kristen Gallant. Posted: Dec 15, 2022 / 06:36 PM EST. Updated: Dec 15, 2022 / 06:36 PM EST. by: Kristen Gallant.

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.