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Home / Child Obesity / BMI is Used Differently with Children Than it is With Adults
How do you know if your child is obese? What’s baby fat, and what’s a spare tire? Kids aren’t just little adults in the Body Mass Index (BMI) department–they get their own, CDC-approved scale. Learn how to use it.