Not exact matches
22 % of parents
reported contacting a
health care professional about their child's weight status after receiving a
BMI report card.
16 % of parents
reported seeking recommendations for tips on healthy eating or physical activity from a
health care professional after receiving a
BMI report card.
53 % of parents who receive their child's Body Mass Index (
BMI)
report card do not believe that it accurately categorizes their child as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese, according to research out today in
Health Promotion Practice, a SAGE Publishing journal.
Socioeconomic adversity during childhood increases the likelihood of both depression and higher body mass index (
BMI) in early adolescence, which can worsen and lead to illness for young adults, according to a new
report in the Journal of Adolescent
Health.
The study participants were evaluated based on their self -
reported health, neuroticism, and behaviors like smoking, diet, exercise, and drinking as well as
BMI, blood pressure, cognitive function, and more.
Reported cases include Darnley - Croydon hospitals NHS Trust, Peters v University of Wales NHS Trust, Wilson v Best Tour Operators, Rawlinson v North Essex
Health Authority and Garth v Grant and the MIB, Bowden v
BMI hospitals, Chapman v Estate of Dr Moss deceased.
«Early
health factors» included mothers»
reported prepregnancy
BMI, whether they smoked or drank alcohol during pregnancy, and whether they breastfed.