The new childhood growth charts

S B Roberts; G E Dallal

doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06973.x

The new childhood growth charts

Nutr Rev. 2001 Feb;59(2):31-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06973.x.

Authors

S B Roberts¹, G E Dallal

Affiliation

¹ Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.

PMID: 11310773
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06973.x

Abstract

New childhood growth percentiles have been published recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are designed to replace the widely used 1977 National Center for Heath Statistics percentiles. International definitions for overweight and obesity in childhood, based on the body mass index, also have been published. This review discusses appropriate uses of the new percentile charts and international definitions of overweight.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Anthropometry
Body Height
Body Mass Index*
Body Weight
Bottle Feeding
Breast Feeding
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Growth*
Health Policy
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Obesity / diagnosis
Reference Values
United States