Special report on the WHO recommended obesity measurement tests for kids, to tackle malnutrition and childhood obesity, with a special emphasis on the looming obesity epidemic. In an attempt to assess ...

It's the rare parent who is at peace with the size of their infant. Most of us are somewhere between uneasy and distraught with how our babies plot on growth charts, no matter whether our children are ...

The body mass index (BMI) isn’t a perfect measure for obesity. Convenience and routine are on its side -- so health experts aren’t likely to stop using it any time soon -- but its limitations have got ...

To compare length and stature measurements of young children and to examine the relevance of any difference for comparison with body mass index (BMI) references designed for use from birth to ...

Purpose To evaluate the psychometric properties of a new multicultural weight-specific quality-of-life (QOL) measure for children and adolescents-Youth Quality-of-Life Instrument-Weight module (YQOL-W ...

Introduction Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder. Parents of children with ASD often have a higher level of affiliate stigma, which impacts their physical and ...

Conversations surrounding blood pressure often are focused on adults. But a new study reveals just how important it is to measure children’s blood pressure to avoid the potential for misdiagnosis. A ...

The Centre asked states and Union territories that growth measurement is essential for all children at anganwadi centres to obtain their status as ‘normal', ‘underweight', ‘severe acute malnourishment ...

It’s safe to say that none among us looks forward to any additional tax burden, no matter how small it might be. But it’s also pretty safe to say that few among us want to see children in our ...

It’s the rare parent who is at peace with the size of their infant. Most of us are somewhere between uneasy and distraught with how our babies plot on growth charts, no matter whether our children are ...