Underweight (below 18.5) Healthy weight (18.5–24.9) Overweight (25–29.9) Obesity (30 and above), divided into three classes. However, the BMI chart is not popular with all health care ...

The first time I heard about the BMI chart, I must have been around twenty. My doctor complimented me for falling within the right perimeters for my height and weight.

He was a muscular guy who fixes weight equipment in health clubs. He had hardly any fat on him, clearly a guy who worked out ...

Obesity is medically defined as a body mass index – a measure of height and weight – of 30 or above. A 5-foot-5-inch person weighing over 180 pounds is considered obese, as is a 5-foot-9-inch ...

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.

Growth charts show patterns of development by age, expressed in BMI, a calculation of height and weight, and also in curves called percentiles. Unlike adults, children are not classified as obese ...

Growth charts show patterns of development by age, expressed in BMI, a calculation of height and weight, and also in curves called percentiles. Unlike adults, children are not classified as obese ...