世界卫生组织与联合国大学联合发布了适用于出生至5岁婴幼儿的国际儿童生长标准1。该标准基于来自巴西、加纳、印度、挪威、阿曼和美国等国8000多名儿童参与的多中心研究1，研究始于1997年。
这项研究发现，在获得最优生长条件下，全球儿童的生长潜力相似，生长差异主要受营养、喂养方式、环保和医疗保健影响，而非遗传或种族因素1。新标准首次纳入了5岁以下儿童的身体质量指数（BMI）标准1，并以母乳喂养儿童的成长轨迹作为生长发育的常规参考1。WHO总干事李钟郁表示，这些标准"为支持每个儿童在最重要的成长年份获得最佳发展机会提供了新的手段"1。
新标准将帮助家长、医生和卫生决策者及时发现和解决儿童的营养和保健需求1。国际儿科协会主席Adenike Grange博士评价该标准是"为全世界儿童提供最佳保健和营养的重要新工具"1。相关标准自2006年4月27日起在https://www.who.int/tools/child-growth-standards提供[1](#source-1)。
The World Health Organization has released new international child growth standards applicable to infants and young children from birth to five years of age 1. The standards were developed based on a multi-center growth reference study involving more than 8,000 children from Brazil, Ghana, India, Norway, Oman, and the United States, with research beginning in 1997 in collaboration with the United Nations University 1. The standards incorporate body mass index (BMI) measurements for children under five for the first time and use breast-fed children as the normative reference for growth and development 1.
The research demonstrates that children worldwide possess similar growth potential when provided with optimal conditions, with variations in growth primarily attributable to nutrition, feeding practices, environmental factors, and healthcare access rather than genetic or racial differences 1. WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook stated that the child growth standards "provide new means to support each child in achieving optimal development during the most critical years of growth" 1. Dr. Adenike Grange, President of the International Pediatric Association, characterized the standards as "an important new tool for providing the best health and nutrition to children worldwide" 1.
The standards are designed to enable parents, healthcare providers, and health policymakers to identify and address children's nutritional and healthcare needs in a timely manner 1. The standards became available online at https://www.who.int/tools/child-growth-standards beginning April 27, 2006 1.
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