Children of this generation have exceeded the growth charts used in the United States since 1977. These charts are a series of percentile curves that illustrate how young children grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, if we say that 15 or 17% of all kids are over 95th percentile for obesity, statistically that doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d Wu said\u2026.<\/p>\n
As children are getting bigger, their clothing, their furniture and other objects that support their weight must also expand.<\/p>\n
Seventeen percent of children are obese, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And one in three kids is obese or overweight. The rate of childhood obesity has tripled to the point that pediatricians say growth charts no longer apply to today\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n
To accommodate larger kids, some schools have instructions for teachers to provide separate chairs and desks for students who cannot fit into the pupil chairs. And school furniture makers are increasing the size of chairs and desks to accommodate larger students\u2026.<\/p>\n
Hertz Furniture, a company that resells office and school furniture, started offering 19-inch chairs for schools three years ago. The biggest desks available before had a height of 18 inches. The taller chairs have deeper depth and wider seating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe desks are getting larger, because if their thighs are larger, you have to move the desks up,\u201d said Amy Hoffman, Hertz\u2019s director of marketing.<\/p>\n
Newer student desks with adjustable heights can accommodate bigger bodies. The student seats are designed to look just like the other ones, so they don\u2019t make obese students appear different from their peers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is an obesity trend reflected in the furniture,\u201d said Tom Brennan, president of School Outfitters, which sells school furniture. \u201cFor perspective, when we look at import product from China, you can tell the difference from the China market and the U.S. market. The buckets are generally not wide enough. They have to be designed specifically for the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shawn Green, vice president of design and product marketing for KI, a company that designs and manufactures school and hospital furnishings, said the diameter of the metal, the supporting structure and the width, depth and height of school chairs have to be modified to work in the American market.<\/p>\n
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