Growth charts for kids don’t measure up By Elissa Strauss, CNN ... Healthy babies tend to land in somewhat similar percentiles for both metrics and are probably getting enough nutrition.

Traditional charts for children are often difficult to show to parents and are not easy to read. ... The CDC site also contains links to a number of related sites on nutrition and physical activity.

The charts show the height and weight (or length, for babies) for children of both sexes in the 50th percentile, which is the average. Anything higher means your child is larger than average.

World Health Organization say environmental factors like nutrition, not genetics, are key for growth of children up to age five. Agency releases new standards for how children should grow, based ...

Vegetarian and non-vegetarian children were similar in terms of growth and nutrition, but vegetarian children had higher odds of being underweight, according to a new study.

Monitoring linear growth and nutritional status is critical in the health care of all children. In neurotypical children, assessment is performed using growth charts published by the World Health ...

Poor Nutrition In Kids Could Tie Obesity And Cavities. June 22, 2010 3:55 PM ET. By . Whitney Blair Wyckoff Teeth riddled with cavities could point to other health problems.

Children across all grade levels are taught nutrition concepts aimed at improving health, but I find these well-intended lessons can end up backfiring, harming kids’ eating habits and their ...

Help Kids Understand Nutrition. August 9, 2010 / 10:29 AM EDT / CBS Detroit Kids are as interested in nutrition as adults, but they often know a lot less. ...

The new charts are based on the IAP's study of 33,991 children living in 14 Indian cities. The last such chart was made in 2007, using data collected in 1989.

"Severe child food poverty" is on the rise, affecting 181 million young kids. Here's how families cope when their kids are hungry and they can't afford to put 3 nutritious meals a day on the table.