New BMI charts for children, teens with severe obesity by: Kristen Gallant. Posted: Dec 15, 2022 / 06:36 PM EST. Updated: Dec 15, 2022 / 06:36 PM EST. by: Kristen Gallant.

In recent decades, severe obesity among children in America has nearly quadrupled, experts said. The old scale, which went up to 37, has been in use for more than two decades, ...

Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.

Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.

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.

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.