Medical Minute: A New Way Of Measuring Obesity In Children
In this Aug. 21, 2013, photo, Sope Creek Elementary School first-grade students run on an outdoor track as part of the school’s daily incorporation of physical fitness in Marietta, Ga. Georgia has experienced slight improvements in childhood obesity rates as part of a national trend showing declines in childhood obesity. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)
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Childhood obesity is a growing problem nationally, and here in Georgia a third of children are either overweight or obese.
It’s actually a bit tricky though for pediatricians to measure a child’s obesity, the BMI calculation that generally works in adults falls apart with growing children.
In this “Medical Minute,” senior reporter Jim Burress and medical analyst Dr. Ford Vox talk about the “new BMI” for children – the TMI, which stands for tri-ponderal mass index, highlighting new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
For more information:
- Tri-Ponderal Mass Index vs Body Mass Index in Estimating Body Fat During Adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics.
- Associated Press: Do obesity “report cards” help kids slim down?
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