In the same pediatrician’s office, two little boys happen to have their 3-year-old well visit on the same day.

Watching your baby girl grow during her first few years is an exciting and sometimes nerve-wracking journey. The interval between 12-24 months denotes a shift from infancy to early childhood, ...

Background: Weight for height in children is often assessed by comparing the child's weight-for-age centile with their height-for-age centile. However, this assessment has not been validated ...

If you wonder how your body sizes up to others your age, it can help to compare to the average weight and height of teenagers. Keep in mind there are several factors that affect the average weight of ...

Weight is a heavy topic (see what I did there?). It should go without saying that this point that you're so much more than a number on a scale, and that many factors affect your overall health, ...

Objective To trace growth charts for height, weight and body mass index (BMI) that apply to the whole Italian population. Different charts were drawn for central-north and south Italy since children ...