http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/fat-report-cards-issued-to-massachusetts-school-children/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/fat-report-cards-issued-to-massachusetts-school-children/comment-page-1/#comment-7944 Heather K Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:47:39 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7270#comment-7944 They've got to be really careful with this. Hopefully they have trained professionals doing the BMI screenings because a lot more goes into a BMI screening for children and teens than for adults. It's not just weight and height let's find out where you fall on the chart it's also age and gender specific. Other countries also have different BMI charts so do they take ethnicity into consideration too? Very murky waters, I hope they proceed with caution. They’ve got to be really careful with this. Hopefully they have trained professionals doing the BMI screenings because a lot more goes into a BMI screening for children and teens than for adults. It’s not just weight and height let’s find out where you fall on the chart it’s also age and gender specific. Other countries also have different BMI charts so do they take ethnicity into consideration too? Very murky waters, I hope they proceed with caution.

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