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.

P rimary school girls between the ages of 4 and 11 with a body mass index (BMI) considered overweight or obese are more likely to see a family doctor (GP) at least once about musculoskeletal ...

Cllr Taylor said: “I’ve got daughters and they’re very fit - they’re county hockey players - but their BMI would show they are overweight. “Now surely, if you say to a young girl just ...

From age 7 in girls and age 11 in boys in the UK, ADHD and obesity risk are linked, an association that likely begins around ...