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The CDC adopted the current terms in 1998, using weight-to-height ratios and growth charts from a generation of children much slimmer than today's ... That sounds like a mathematical impossibility, but it's because the percentiles are based on growth charts from the 1960s and 1970s, when far fewer kids were too fat. (Fox News)
Is it OK to tell kids they're fat? Jul 3, 2006
The CDC adopted the current terms in 1998, using weight-to-height ratios and growth charts from a generation of children much slimmer than todays. Children are said to be at risk for overweight if their body-mass index is between the 85th and 94th percentiles. (MSNBC -- Health)
Hefty debate over kids' weight label Jul 3, 2006
The CDC adopted the current terms in 1998, using weight-to-height ratios and growth charts. Children are said to be "at risk for overweight" if their body-mass index is between the 85th and 94th percentiles. (Newsday -- Health)
New Growth Standards For Assessing Children May 1, 2006
Growth charts help to determine how well the child is growing, in comparison to other healthy children of the same age and sex ... An expert committee set up by WHO, in the 1990s to evaluate the adequacy of the old references concluded that there was the need to develop new growth charts based on how children should grow in all countries when their needs are met ... This new standards differ from the old growth charts in many ways: The charts show that all children across all regions attain... (Daily Graphic)
Mothers often have inaccurate perceptions of their children's body weight, study shows Apr 30, 2006
" Fuentes-Afflick said. The study analyzed data from patient interviews conducted for the Latino Health Project, a prospective study of Latina women who were recruited during pregnancy and interviewed annually. The study included 194 women and children who were interviewed in 2000-03, three years after recruitment. The number of overweight children was higher among women who perceived their children had good or excellent health status, among women who had no concerns about their children's... (EurekAlert!)
It's a kids' world on Queen West Apr 29, 2006
And there are dcor accessories, too, such as brightly painted wooden growth charts ($85); cotton crib quilts ($300); one-of-a-kind stuffed animals made from recycled sweaters ($30 to $35); wall art ($50 to $230); and chandeliers ($300). Am I the only who feels a serious rush of hormones while browsing in a baby store. (Toronto Star -- Life)
Leaner babies are now the gold standard Apr 29, 2006
During the '90s, the concern arose that "healthy breast-fed babies weren't thriving on the growth charts," she said in a teleconference from Geneva. "That led parents to introduce food or formula or to stop breast-feeding altogether.". (Toronto Star)
UN Child Study Says First Five Years Are Key Apr 29, 2006
The new WHO growth charts include universal guidance for parents and health workers on healthy ranges of weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height ... The British-based parenting charity National Childbirth Trust praised the growth charts for emphasising breast-feeding. (MEDLINEplus)
WHO finds more small children overweight Apr 28, 2006
The new WHO growth charts include universal guidance for parents and health workers on healthy ranges of weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-for-height. (additional reporting by Laura MacInnis). (Scotsman)
Read more... Apr 28, 2006
The first of this set of new growth charts to be released includes growth indicators such as weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, and weight-for- length/height. For the first time, there now exists a Body Mass Index (BMI) standard for children up to age five, as well as the Windows of Achievement standard for six key motor development milestones such as sitting, standing and walking. (PNN Online)
How should your babies grow? Apr 27, 2006
- New growth charts could push more kids into obese category ... New growth charts could push more kids into obese category. (Nature News Service)
Baby growth charts to be revised Apr 25, 2006
Last Updated: Monday, 24 April 2006, 11:04 GMT 12:04 UK. The new figures are based on breast-fed infants. (BBC News -- Health)
WHO to update growth charts Apr 25, 2006
Apr 25, 2006, 1:53 GMT. LONDON, England (UPI) -- New World Health Organization guidelines for measuring infant growth rate will use data that reflects an increase in the number of breast-fed infants. (Monsters and Critics.com)
WHO revises outdated baby growth charts Apr 25, 2006
The World Health Organization is updating pediatric growth charts to more accurately reflect the growth pattern of breast-fed babies. Current charts reflect 20-year-old calculations that were based on growth patterns of babies fed mostly on formula milk. (CTV.ca)
Childhood obesity on the increase Apr 19, 2006
Physicians take this into consideration when measuring a child and usually compare it with growth charts. n. (Augusta Capitol Weekly, ME)
Florida SAFE KIDS Coalition and Denny's Kick-Off Child Passenger Safety Week With Free Child Safety Seat Check-Up Feb 12, 2006
Denny's to Provide Free Educational Child Passenger Growth Charts in All Florida Restaurants Through Continuing Partnership With the Florida Department of Health MIAMI, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Denny's and the Florida Department of Health via the SAFE KIDS Florida Coalition today launched the second phase of their yearlong "Kid's Safety Zone" initiative by hosting a child safety seat inspection at a Denny's restaurant in Miami ... Throughout the next three months, Denny's 168 Florida locations... (PR Newswire)
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