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  2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 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 ...

  3. Classification of childhood weight - Wikipedia

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    The 2000 CDC growth charts - a revised version of the 1977 NCHS growth charts - are the current standard tool for health care providers and offer 16 charts (8 for boys and 8 for girls), of which BMI-for-age is commonly used for aiding in the diagnoses of childhood obesity. [1]

  4. Is BMI Really Accurate? Pros vs Cons - AOL

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    BMI may not be appropriate for measuring weight in pregnant women, elderly adults or individuals with significant muscle mass, which can lead to inaccurately interpreted health risks. Alessandro ...

  5. Obesity in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Among children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 years, 11.9% were at or above the 97th percentile of the BMI-for-age growth charts; 16.9% were at or above the 95th percentile; and 31.7% were at or above the 85th percentile of BMI for age. [85] In summary, between 2003 and 2006, 11.3% of children and adolescents were obese and 16.3% were ...

  6. Travis Kelce, Jake Gyllenhaal and why BMI is problematic. It ...

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    Kelce, at 6 feet, 5 inches and 250 pounds has a BMI of 29.6, just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese," accoding to the CDC's BMI calculator. Women's rugby player Ilonah Maher ...

  7. BMI Can Tell You Something About Your Health...Just Not What ...

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    Women also tend to have more body fat than men, says Navya Mysore, MD, a primary care physician and WH advisory board member. This fat serves a purpose: leptin, a hormone that is released by body ...