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June 21, 2007

Recommendations on the treatment of pediatric obesity

The Expert Committee recommends that physicians and allied healthcare providers perform, at a minimum, a yearly assessment of weight status in all children, and that this assessment include calculation of height, weight (measured appropriately), and body mass index (BMI) for age and plotting of those measures on standard growth charts.

Posted by Gary Holden at June 21, 2007 3:11 AM