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Thursday, April 2, 2015

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France bans encouragement of anorexia, to set limits on how thin models can be

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 01:41 PM PDT

PARIS (CNN) — French lawmakers are weighing a ban on extremely thin models. New legislation debated in Parliament Tuesday would require modeling agencies to get medical certificates from models proving that their body mass index is at least 18. Models would also be required to undergo regular weight checks. And agencies that violate the law could face fines and even possible prison sentences. Dr ...

7-Year-Old Thinks She Is Fat After School Sends Note Home Stating Her Body Mass Index Is Too High

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 01:01 PM PDT

7-Year-Old Thinks She Is Fat After School Sends Note Home Stating Her Body Mass Index Is Too High 7-Year-Old Thinks She Is Fat After School Sends Note Home Stating Her Body Mass Index Is Too High Health Has Been Optimized Kylee Moss, 7, of Missouri, was informed by Hillcrest Elementary that her body mass index is too high, leading the little girl to believe she is fat. An unsealed letter with ...

Know if your baby will gain weight by age four

Posted: 11 Mar 2015 11:44 PM PDT

New York, March 12 (IANS) Measuring body mass index (BMI) during infancy may help to predict if a child will be obese by age four, says a study. The findings suggest that understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early efforts at obesity prevention. "We also analysed ancestry-based differences in growth patterns and found differences that were apparent as early as nine ...

Babies' body mass index may predict childhood obesity

Posted: 11 Mar 2015 01:34 PM PDT

Body mass index during infancy may help predict if a child will be obese by age 4. A new study suggests that better understanding of infant growth patterns may lead to more effective early obesity prevention.

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