Dr. Barry Dworkin

Children with obesity should have health issues evaluated with more than just BMI.

Health Headlines Commentary for April 3, 2019

Source:

Obesity in children should be defined by health issues, not just BMI: study

Reference:

Obesity class versus the Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics to define health risk in childhood obesity: results from the CANPWR cross-sectional study

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