Change to BMI chart tracks severe child obesity

Name: Change to BMI chart tracks severe child obesity
Uploaded: 2022-12-15T18:25:00-0800
Duration: 33 s
Description: Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now extend to a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with additional categories to track obesity in kids ages 2 to 19.

Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now extend to a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with additional categories to track obesity in kids ages 2 to 19.