A 3-year-old child had a checkup 1 month ago and he was in the 25th to 50th percentile for weight for age. Six months later, he was charted closer to the 50th to 75th percentile. Nutrition-monitoring data that was used to develop the population reference standards for this child is set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The nutrition-monitoring data used to develop population reference standards for children in the U.S. is set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), not the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A 3-Year-Old Child Had a Checkup 1 Month Ago and He