If you wonder how your body sizes up to others your age, it can help to compare to the average weight and height of teenagers. Keep in mind there are several factors that affect the average weight of ...

“He’s going to be really tall!” exclaims your mother-in-law, watching your 2-year-old run in circles around the room. “How would you know?” you reply, attempting to protect him from the glass table.

Most men stop growing by 18 years old. However, genetic and environmental factors can cause a person to either continue ...

Background: Weight for height in children is often assessed by comparing the child's weight-for-age centile with their height-for-age centile. However, this assessment has not been validated ...

When it comes to health, many of us focus on the number on the scale. However, weight alone doesn’t tell the whole story. A child who appears “plump” may ...

If you want to know how big a puppy’s going to get, popular wisdom tells you to check out the size of its feet. But how do you tell how tall your kids will be? Do their pixie toes or clodhopping ...

One of the most common questions we have received in our email inbox is "how much should I weigh?" In this article, we will explain 4 common methods to help you work this out. To determine how much ...

The first two formative years of a child's life lay the foundation for future growth. As infants rapidly develop physically, mentally, and emotionally, concerned parents closely track changes in ...

A few factors determine the average bicep size. Height as it relates to bicep size hasn’t been thoroughly studied, but other data exist. Before upping your weights and adding an extra arm day to your ...

Objective To trace growth charts for height, weight and body mass index (BMI) that apply to the whole Italian population. Different charts were drawn for central-north and south Italy since children ...