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2. Childhood obesity - Wikipedia

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   A randomized trial showed that reducing TV viewing and computer use can decrease age-adjusted BMI; however reduced calorie intake was thought to be the greatest contributor to the BMI decrease. [73] Childhood inactivity is linked to obesity in the United States with more children being overweight at younger ages. In a 2009 preschool study 89% ...

3. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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   According to both the WHO and CDC, BMI growth charts for children and teens are sensitive to both age-and sex-specific groups, justified by the differences in body fat between sexes and among different age groups. [5] The CDC BMI-for-age growth charts use age-and-gender specific percentiles to define where the child or teenagers stands as ...

4. A Novo Nordisk weight loss drug lowers BMI in kids as ... - AOL

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   A growing number of kids in the U.S. have obesity, including 1 in 5 kids ages 6 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How well the drug works

5. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

6. BMI vs. Body Fat: What's More Important? - AOL

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   BMI vs. Body Fat Percentage. BMI and body fat percentage are both ways of determining whether a person has a healthy weight or not. A high BMI can indicate a high body fat percentage, but it’s ...

7. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   The healthy BMI range varies with the age and sex of the child. Obesity in children and adolescents is defined as a BMI greater than the 95th percentile. [47] The reference data that these percentiles are based on is from 1963 to 1994 and thus has not been affected by the recent increases in rates of obesity. [48]