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 Current recommendations are to use the BMI as the primary screening tool for obesity (Segal et al., 2001). Other tests that can be performed to diagnose obesity are by calculating the body mass with anthropometrics that determines skinfold thickness values, and bioelectrical impedance or dual energy X-ray scans (Koletzko, 2002). Click to calculate a Body Mass Index (BMI) |
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Website Created by Tristan Fabian and Joanne Nicdao Nursing Students of Kwantlen University College, Surrey,B.C April 2003 References Koletzko, B., Girrardet, J.P., Klish, W., Tabacco, O. (2002). Obesity on children and adolescents worldwide: Current views and future directions-working group report of the first world congress of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroentorology and Nutrition, 35, S205-S212. Retrieved March 10, 2003 from Ovid online library. Segal, D.G., Sanchez, J.C. (2001). Childhood obesity in the year 2001. The Endocrinology, 11, 296-306. Retrieved March 10, 2003 from Ovid Online Library. |
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