(For more information, see the CDC's web site ... 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 ...

Data for the BMI, Weight, and Height graphs come from U.S. Growth Charts (2000), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of ...

a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics that interviews Americans over 20 about diet and lifestyle habits. Researchers took participants' height and weight to measure their BMI.