The charts below give you an idea of how your child's weight and height (or length, for babies) compare to the average weight and height of kids in their age group. The numbers in these charts are ...

Anthropometry is the study of the human body’s composition, which includes measurements of height, weight ... average height for males in the United States ages 20 years and over was 69 inches ...

The research, published in Nature Human Behavior, analyzed MRI scans from over 1,000 children to map how different brain ...

Growth patterns during the first two years of a child's life may shape pubertal growth and adult height, but have little ...

BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex ... and bone typically changes as people age. The average woman loses roughly 13 pounds of muscle and ...

Walking can burn a couple hundred calories, depending on how long and how far you walk. Learn how weight, speed, and distance ...

As children grow and develop at different rates, it's not always easy for parents to tell if they are a healthy weight.

The start of menstrual periods, known as menarche, happens on average around age ... charts to help determine whether their rate of growth is typical. Other factors that can have an impact on ...

Once assumed to affect only adults, hypertension is now seen in 2%-5% of children. Dr Kanav Anand of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ...

Research has shown that a high BMI at the age of six is a strong predictor of obesity. Here, a mother tells how she wished ...

“Parents can help prevent childhood obesity by focusing on their child’s diet, activity, and sleep within the home through ...