For decades, parents have viewed their child’s spot on the growth chart as if it were a grade on a test. But how useful are these diagrams, really, in communicating the state of your child’s health?
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Anthropometry and Kinanthropometry
The scientific study of body measurements Curated by Peter Mellow |
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For decades, parents have viewed their child’s spot on the growth chart as if it were a grade on a test. But how useful are these diagrams, really, in communicating the state of your child’s health?
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The message given to new parents is the higher the infant weight gain the better. Yet being a big baby and growing fast is a risk factor for childhood obesity.
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India is home to the highest number of children suffering from stunted growth in the world, the charity WaterAid says in a new report.
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Long-time rugby fans don't need graphs or charts to see that players are getting bigger.
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Access to clean water and soap not only improves hygiene but may boost growth in young children, research suggests.
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Thanks to improved diets and better living conditions, children and teens have steadily increased in size, generation by generation, but where will it all end?