To see if your child is too skinny or overweight, there is a "weight for height" chart or a "BMI" index. These tell if your child's weight is close to what it should be, given her height.

In children and teenagers, BMI takes age into account, and doctors refer to it “BMI for age.” The CDC provides a BMI calculator for children and teens. A person enters the child’s height ...

BMI charts are calculated for adults only (separate charts are available for children’s weight and heights). Inaccuracies can also occur if you're an athlete or very muscular as this can give ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging the traditional view of ...

The children of obese mothers, but not obese fathers, were less able to self-regulate food consumption.

The role of both maternal and paternal BMI on how the child’s brain responds to food cues has never been investigated The current study examined the relationship between paternal and maternal ...