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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. Weight and height percentile - Wikipedia

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   Children with failure to thrive usually have a weight that is below the 3rd or 5th percentile for their age and a declining growth velocity (meaning they are not gaining weight as expected). Recently it has come to light that current growth charts for infants under 24 months overstate the expected weight of babies and lead to potentially obese ...

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

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   In a late-stage clinical trial, a drug similar to Ozempic was shown to reduce body mass index in kids ages 6 to 11 with obesity, according to results published Tuesday in the New England Journal ...

6. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 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 ...

7. Overweight schoolgirls more likely to see GP with knee or ...

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