https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set1/chart07.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set1/chart08.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set1/chart03.pdf

These charts can be used to track the growth and development of children and make sure that a child is developing as they should compared to the normal percentile. The purpose of the first set of charts (CDC) is to compare the weight of boys and girls from the ages 2 to 20 from 2000-present. These chart can be a helpful source to compare the lifestyles of boys and girls in this age range from year to year. The second set of charts is used to compare height and weight as well as using the BMI of boys and girls from the ages 2 to 20 from 2000-present. This second set of charts (halls.md) is said to be more accurate than the first set because it includes all races and can be used to see the variance of height and weight gain in all races compared to the CDC's charts. Using these charts doctors, nutrionists, or scientists can use these results to see if we as population have gained more weight or height in the past years compared to the early 2000's. In the second set of charts (halls.md) Dr. Halls states that the CDC's charts are inaccurate because they do not factor in race. He also states that the rising numbers do not mean children in present day are overweight, but that they have a different lifestyle compared to kids in the early 2000's. He stated that the TV and video game presence in kids lifestlyes in todays population is a possible reason to why kids are showing significant weight and height gain. These charts are a helpful tool to see the difference in weight and height of boys and girls from the ages 2 to 20 from 2000-present. The results can be eye-opening to parents, doctors, and researchers concerned about the rising obesity rate. They could possibly use these results to create new diet plans in schools across the world to combat the rising obesity rate.

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