The story behind the story is that the NIH is pushing states to do this *in response* to increasing numbers of children who are developing Type II diabetes, even in elementary school.
Not Type I, sometimes called juvenile diabetes, but Type II, which can be called induced diabetes.
BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is universally expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in meters.
So, here is the benign answer:
If a five year old child has a BMI in the 94th percentile, a pediatric exam is warranted to determine if the child has an underlying medical condition. If so, this examination might save her life. The blood test will check for
Impaired Fasting Glucose and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Blood Sugar
Glycated hemoglobin (hbA1C) (blood sugar over a several month period)
Liver function
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Body Fat Index
Hormone levels
My kids were all below the charts until late highschool. I guess the government would have had a cow. Their grandfather was jockey size. Genetics.
Everybody is required to between the 5% and 85% BMI percentile/ No Exceptions!
Just remember that food will apportioned to you based on your BMI if we ever get another Moochelle in the White House. But you’ll only be getting kale, brown rice and red beans, so you really won’t mind that much.
Pinging for another reason to homeschool....
My son is one solid boy, built like a brick wall. Good solid Eastern European physique.
He’s *obese* by their definition, even though he does triathlons.
This is beyond ridiculous.
My son is one solid boy, built like a brick wall. Good solid Eastern European physique.
He’s *obese* by their definition, even though he does triathlons.
This is beyond ridiculous.
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This started under Mooch. Screw his big, fat butt and thighs.....and telling everyone what the hell to eat.
My Deplorable kids are active, but they could empty out the Winn Dixie warehouse, but our toddler is the only ‘fat’ kid in our house and he has his baby fat on him. Our kids are underweight, but the BMI is garbage...
The letter clearly says, "your child was recommended for further evaluation".
It IS if you expect the government to care for the health issues of your baby whale...