The CDC released extended charts so clinicians can assess the growth and treatment of children and adolescents with severe obesity.The new charts “will be useful for anyone treating severe ...

Expanded growth charts released Thursday by the CDC now include a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37.

The nation’s childhood obesity problem has prompted the Atlanta-based CDC to change its BMI growth charts for kids.

The CDC recommends that healthcare providers use the WHO growth charts to monitor growth for infants and children ages 0 to 2 years, and use the CDC growth charts for those 2 years and older.

The CDC recommends using the WHO growth charts for all babies—regardless of whether they are breastfed or formula-fed—during the first two years of life. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...

This article provides a month-by-month length chart for babies in their first year of life, and discusses what it means when a baby is above or below average length.

I have found a wonderful resource for families: a free BMI calculator (https://mygrowthcharts.com). A family account saves data, tracks growth online, uses standard World Health Organization (WHO ...

CDC growth charts are then used for ages 3-19. If there are concerns about a child’s growth, a doctor can use growth charts to help determine whether their rate of growth is typical.

Check out the CDC growth charts. The CDC estimates that nearly 1 in 5 (or around 14.7 million) young people ages 2 to 19 years have obesity.