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Some researchers believe that body fat percentage provides a more reliable indicator of the potential for obesity-related ...

Pediatricians calculate BMI and other measurements using growth charts which track an ... According to the CDC, the likelihood of childhood obesity increased as reported family income decreased ...

(For more information, see the CDC's web site ... This can be a good thing or an early sign of a risk of obesity. Put the growth chart into context. No child's growth and development is always ...

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The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health ...

If a 13-year-old girl weighs above the 95th percentile, the doctor may diagnose obesity. However, height comes into play, too. According to the CDC, most 13-year-old males weigh between 75 and 158 lb.

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the ... Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 40.3 percent of U.S. adults were ...

MORE: Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC The report further outlines the diagnostic criteria for obesity, combining elevated BMI with ...