Do You Know Your Youth's Percentile?

The prevalence of American children who are overweight and obese has never been higher! Results from the 2007-2008 National Health Examination Survey (NHANES), using measures of heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 17% of youth ages 2-19 years of age are obese - no just overweight, but OBESE!

Obese youth are at risk for health problems DURING their youth and as adults. Too, obese children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults. One study found that approx. 80% of children who were overweight at ages 10-15 were obese adults at 25 years of age.

My conclusion from the above statistics: Don't wait until it's too late. Seek help now!

For youth aged 2-19 years...

-Overweight is defined as having a BMI at or above the 85th percentile and lower than the 95th percentile.

-Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for youth of the same age and gender.

To calculate your child's BMI click HERE.

Note: BMI for age must be plotted on a growth chart to determine the percentile. Has your child been plotted on a growth chart recently? Do you know your child's percentile?

Call the Family Nutrition Center at 954-972-2123 to schedule an appointment for your child, family, husband, wife and we can make sure you are on the right track.

*Statistics obtained from www.cdc.gov