The Telegraph – Sarah Knapton
“Babies should be given BMI tests at six months old after doctors found it is possible to identify those most at risk of becoming dangerously overweight. Researchers used simple Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements to single out infants destined to struggle with weight in later life. Study leader Dr Allison Smego, from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in the US, said: “These children have a high lifetime risk for persistent obesity and metabolic disease and should be monitored closely at a very young age.”…”Our hope in using this tool is that we can prevent obesity in early childhood.””(more)