Knowing whether a child is obese or not is a lot easier as scientists have stated that the neck’s circumference can exactly tell you whether a child is obese or not.

About 1,100 youngsters were tested for their neck measurements and it was concluded that neck circumference could identify several young children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.

This way might be even better than the usual BMI way as BMI does not exactly throw light upon the distribution of abdominal fat or deep belly fat.

Height and weight measurements are taken for the Body mass index and in children BMI charts take into account sex and age.

Age- and sex-specific cutoff measurements to screen for children who are overweight or obese were taken by Olubukola Nafiu, MD, and colleagues from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

And after these measurements it was stated by researchers that neck to identify youngsters with high body mass indexes, neck circumference can be used as a reliable tool.

They stated, "Obesity is arguably the most serious chronic health problem facing children in the United States and has been aptly described as a potential cause for the decline in life expectancy during the 21st century."

Other benefit neck circumference way over the BMI way is that it is easier to do.