Child BMI: Understanding healthy weight for kids
Child BMI is a screening tool that tracks growth by comparing a child’s weight-to-height ratio against others their age and sex. Categories include Underweight (below 5th percentile), Healthy Weight (5th-84th percentile), Overweight (85th-94th percentile), and Obese (95th percentile or higher). While BMI helps doctors spot growth trends, it’s not a direct measure of body fat […]