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 • ...

The CDC recommends that healthcare providers use the WHO growth charts to monitor growth for infants and children ages 0 to 2 years, and use the CDC growth charts for those 2 years and older.

Check out the CDC growth charts. The CDC estimates that nearly 1 in 5 (or around 14.7 million) young people ages 2 to 19 years have obesity.

I have found a wonderful resource for families: a free BMI calculator (https://mygrowthcharts.com). A family account saves data, tracks growth online, uses standard World Health Organization (WHO ...

Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.