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Obesity in children is measured a bit differently. They use BMI-for-age percentiles, not Straight BMI. From the CDC: Overweight is defined as a BMI at or abov
by nommm-nommm 11y ago
Obesity in children is measured a bit differently. They use BMI-for-age percentiles, not Straight BMI.
From the CDC:
Overweight is defined as a BMI at or above the 85th percentile and below the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex.