| Parents upset that letters from Belton school made kids insecure about weight, weren’t more private Posted: 26 Mar 2015 06:11 PM PDT BELTON, Mo. — Some parents in the Belton School District are upset over a letter their children brought home from school. The letter has some elementary-aged kids questioning their own weight. Students at Hillcrest Elementary School were weighed and measured for their BMI — or body mass index — in their physical education class. The […]  |
| Orexigen's Mysimba™ Approved in Europe for the Treatment of Obesity Posted: 26 Mar 2015 11:22 AM PDT SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (OREX) today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Mysimba™ (naltrexone HCl / bupropion HCl prolonged release) as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity, for the management of weight in adult patients (≥18 years) with an initial Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥ ...  |
| Body mass index note angers 7-year-old's mom Posted: 25 Mar 2015 08:06 PM PDT The leader of the Belton School District is promising changes after a girl came home from school with a note saying that her body mass index was too high.  |
| Babies' Body Mass Index May Predict Childhood Obesity Posted: 11 Mar 2015 01:30 PM PDT Body mass index during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age 4. A study in a cohort with a majority of African-American children suggests that better understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early obesity prevention.  |
