Body Mass Index

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• BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese, Mayo Clinic research says
• BMI May Miss 25% of Kids with Obesity
• ‘Surprising’ effect of growth hormone on BMI in normal-weight children

BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese, Mayo Clinic research says Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:16 PM PDT ROCHESTER, Minn. — Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat despite a normal BMI, which can be a serious concern for long-term health, according to a Mayo Clinic study published online today in Pediatric Obesity. The researchers found that BMI [...]

BMI May Miss 25% of Kids with Obesity Posted: 27 Jun 2014 05:52 AM PDT Some children who have a normal body mass index (BMI) might actually be obese, because they have extra body fat that's not picked up by the measurement, a new study says. As a result, some parents may have "a false sense of reassurance" that their child is not obese, and that they do not need to focus on their child's weight, said study researcher Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, director of ...

‘Surprising’ effect of growth hormone on BMI in normal-weight children Posted: 23 Jun 2014 04:11 AM PDT Researchers have found that the body mass index standard deviation score increases in normal-weight children receiving growth hormone treatment.

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