It’s important to help our kids maintain a healthy weight. But sometimes well-intentioned interventions can cause more harm ...

One of the more significant challenges we face as parents is making sure our kids are growing at a healthy rate. To manage this, we take them for regular check-ups, where vital measurements, including ...

Study of 172,136 children and young adults finds elevated BMI linked to increased PASC risk: 25.4% higher for obesity and 42.1% for severe obesity. Study: Body Mass Index and Postacute Sequelae of ...

For decades, the body mass index (BMI) has been used for this ... referring to factors such as children's growth charts and dosage recommendations for medications. That cannot be changed overnight.

“The letter said her body mass index (BMI) was in the 94 percentile ... Physical development doesn’t fit neatly on a chart. "Our children deserve better than the state giving them a complex ...

Expectant mothers who maintain a diet that meets USDA dietary guidelines during pregnancy may be more likely to have infants with healthy ...

Children are considered underweight when their body mass index (BMI) is below the 5th percentile for their age and gender on growth charts, according to the CDC study. If a child is underweight, the ...

A study by the University of Pennsylvania and researchers from 26 U.S. children's hospitals has linked elevated body mass index (BMI) to a significantly higher risk of developing post-acute ...

Systematic review highlights the pervasive negative influence of social media on children’s dietary habits, emphasizing ...