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Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

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Table A3.1 International BMI cut-off points for overweight and obesity: males andfemales aged 2-18 yearsA3.1.3 CDC BMI curvesThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) age and sex-specific BMI curves [947] are commonlyused. In Australia, NHMRC and DoHA had recommended use of the US CDC growth charts[952] for children and adolescents aged 2–18 years [36, 956]. This reference was also used byWHO before 2006. NHMRC defined overweight as above the 85th percentile for BMI-for-age andobese as above the 95th percentile for BMI-for-age.DRAFT <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Dietary</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong>- December 2011 165

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