If a child's weight is at the 50th percentile line ... 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 ...

The CDC provides a BMI calculator for children and teens ... If a child’s weight falls into the range of overweight or obesity, a doctor will advise about reducing their weight.

The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the results have effects later in life, and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young adulthood.

Children who lost enough weight to no longer be considered obese had similar reductions in risk, and also experienced a 60% ...

Pediatricians calculate BMI and other measurements using growth charts ... about your child’s weight and their general health, please consult their medical provider. Obesity is expensive.

The absence of established guidelines for chemotherapy dose adjustment in children with obesity made it impossible to determine whether patients received treatment based on actual or ideal weight ...

A Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology global commission on clinical obesity published Tuesday acknowledges that BMI — the familiar metric derived from height and weight — may be useful as a ...