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"Overweight" rather than obesity is the term preferred for
describing infants or children greater than or equal to the 95th
percentile of weight-for-length or BMI-for-age. The 85th percentile is
included on the BMI-for-age and the weight-for-stature charts. Expert
committees have indicated that children and adolescents aged 2 to 20 years
between the 85th and 95th percentiles are at risk of overweight.
Evaluating a child's pattern of growth over time is more important than
a single measure of size. The pattern of growth is based on periodic
measurements which are tracked on a percentile line as a child grows.
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