Data for the BMI, Weight, and Height graphs come from U.S. Growth Charts (2000), National ... for overweight and obesity in children beginning at 2 years old. BMI-for-age weight status categories and ...

Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and sex. The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences in height, age and ...

You will see the percentile lines on the chart running parallel to ... there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight is close to what it should be ...

In the UK, childhood obesity is a common problem, with nearly a third of children aged two to 15 now classed as overweight or ...

For children aged 2 and over, BMI percentile is the best assessment of ... Use our BMI calculators Use the BMI chart. First, find your height in the left-hand column. Then, follow it over until ...

With rates of obesity in Ireland rising, Dr Grace O’Malley, clinical lead for the CHI child and adolescent obesity service, ...

In children aged over two, a BMI above the 85th percentile is considered overweight and a BMI above the 95th percentile is classified as obesity. But growth charts and BMI aren't perfect Growth ...