The situation is more complex in children, where the BMI threshold of obesity varies with age and sex. The charts below show how the BMI obesity threshold changes with age for boys and girls.

Although more common among girls, eating disorders can also affect boys. If you suspect a medical condition is causing your child to be underweight or if you suspect your child is developing or has an ...

Background WHO New Growth Standards 2006 are considered appropriate for Indian population and clinicians and anthropologists can assess nutritional status of children much early ... variable over 9 ...