While body mass index (BMI) is often used to estimate body fat ... Examination Survey and distributed by the Centers for ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

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 ...

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 ...