CDC expands BMI charts for children to include those with severe obesity
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates BMI charts to accommodate population health developments.
BY EMMA COURT, BLOOMBERG
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding charts that doctors use to track kids’ growth and development to include Body Mass Index as high as 60.
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