Petition · past parliament
Require the Department of Health to review outdated (1988) Child Growth Chart
Closed
56 signatures
What the petition asks
Infants and Children's weight in the UK is measured on an outdated growth chart formulated in 1988 based on formula fed babies and children in 1988. This is wrongly leading to children and babies being "labelled" as obese from birth.
I am calling for this petition as today my health visitor advised me that my child who was born just above the 75th centile for weight and above the 98th centile for height is "overweight". (Despite being breastfed on demand for 16 months of his life, as per best advice to breastfeed for the first year.)
Despite this the Health Visitor tells me that at any contact with a health professional we are likely to be advised about regulating his weight.
Despite this the Health Visitor tells me that at any contact with a health professional we are likely to be advised about regulating his weight.
Timeline
| 28 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
56
Status
Closed
Opened
28 Sep 2016
Closed
28 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.