Size up your child’s BMI as they head back to school
AS children head back to school with lunch boxes and dinner money in hand, NHS Choices, the health information website for the NHS, is calling on parents to take a proactive approach to managing their child’s diet and weight.
Parents can start by checking their child’s body mass index (BMI) at www.nhs.uk/bmi
NHS Choices’ call to action comes as worrying new obesity figures are released, revealing that obesity rates would rise from a quarter in the UK to about 40 per cent by 20301. Three
Parents can start by checking their child’s body mass index (BMI) at www.nhs.uk/bmi
NHS Choices’ call to action comes as worrying new obesity figures are released, revealing that obesity rates would rise from a quarter in the UK to about 40 per cent by 20301. Three
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