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Should we ditch BMI and use the ‘body roundness index’ instead?
The Conversation· 1 day agoBody mass index (better known as BMI) has long been used to get a quick and easy snapshot of a person’s body fat levels ...
U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians refer children with high BMI to behavioral...
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoThe U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6...
Why the focus on weight and body mass index can offer skewed look at health
Los Angeles Daily News· 7 days agoFor decades, healthcare in America has linked weight to health status. Since individuals with a...
Expert Panel Urges Behavioral Coaching for Kids With High BMI
WebMD· 2 days agoThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that children and adolescents with a high body mass index, or BMI
Obese children should get at least 26 hours per year of counseling, panel says
Scripps News via AOL· 2 days ago“Fortunately, there are a variety of effective intensive behavioral interventions available that can...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent U.S....
Medical Task Force Recommends 'Behavioral Counseling' For Obese Kids | Newsradio 600 KOGO
iHeartRadio· 1 day agoIn a paper published in the medical journal JAMA, the independent group of doctors and medical...
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
Researchers say multimodal antiobesity medications yield superior preoperative weight loss
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoCombining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body ...
To help children with high BMI, expert panel recommends 26 hours of behavior coaching — but not...
CNN.com· 3 days agoThe US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care...