A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present
weight management charts and screening tools for children are
too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler
charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the
increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United
States. - Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity
screening toolsThu, 3 Dec 2009, 15:38:45 EST - Simple tools help
parents understand a child's risk of obesity, make positive
changesMon, 12 Jul 2010, 6:35:53 EDT - Nevada professor
discovers new way to calculate body's 'Maximum Weight Limit'Fri,
18 Sep 2009, 16:07:58 EDT - Parents foster significant
misperceptions of children's weightMon, 6 Oct 2008, 9:49:35 EDT
- New research identifies GP and parental reluctance to address
childhood obesityThu, 28 Jul 2011, 3:31:43 EDT