A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.

Brain growth charts of the functional connectivity within canonical functional networks during early childhood. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02160-2 ...

The nation’s childhood obesity problem prompts the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its BMI growth charts for kids. Updated growth charts released Thursday by ...

A child is considered obese if they reach the 95th percentile on the growth charts, and severely obese at 120% of that mark — or with a BMI of 35 or higher, according to the CDC.

The old BMI charts were issued in 2000 based on representative data from the 1960s to 1980s. Because of a lack of data, children with obesity weren’t reflected in those charts, which extended to ...

The new growth charts coupled with high-quality treatment can help optimize care for children with severe obesity,” Dr. Karen Hacker, director CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease ...

You could create your own chart, or, for those who are less handy, Lee Valley sells the blank Story Tape, a tape measure that can be used to record children’s growth. There are also portable ...