The CDC released extended charts so clinicians can assess the growth and treatment of children and adolescents with severe obesity.The new charts “will be useful for anyone treating severe ...

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.

When it comes to children and adolescents without obesity, the previous growth charts won’t change. The CDC decided to retain the existing percentile system to maintain a point of reference for ...

Jan. 7 -- New growth charts used to help doctors diagnose growth and weight development in children are much improved, according to a study in the latest issue of Pediatrics. Previous charts used ...

The nation’s childhood obesity problem has prompted the Atlanta-based CDC to change its BMI growth charts for kids.

Use the CDC growth charts for children age 2 years and older in the U.S. "Growth charts are not intended to be used as a sole diagnostic instrument. Instead, growth charts are tools that contribute to ...

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 • ...

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.

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.

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 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 ...

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.