The CDC said the updated charts are better suited to reflect current childhood obesity rates. The new Body Mass Index charts are only replacing the severe obesity growth charts for children.

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Updated growth charts released ... extend to a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with additional categories to track obesity in kids ages 2 to 19.