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Question by Icky: When do you call it “child obesity”?
What establishes the difference between chubby, stout and obese?
Best answer:
Answer by Snoopy Your pediatrician should be the most reliable method of figuring this out. But, as a baseline, you can use a BMI calculator.
Try this one, geared specifically for kids: http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/bmicalculator.html
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
What and how you eat as a child will have a lasting effect on the rest of your life. In this interview, an expert in for children nutrition talks about a variety of issues involving for children nutrition, including obesity rates and children who may fall behind the growth curve with a condition known as failure-to-thrive. Part One: When is a child overweight? Shape risks for overweight children Dietary concerns Barriers to physical activity Parents setting a good example Part Two: Infant …
Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA-31) discusses for children shape, childhood obesity and diabetes at a June 28, 2008 “Russet With Your Congressman” at Kingsley Elementary School in Los Angeles.