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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Michigan to Require BMI Reports on Children

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to require doctors to tell state health officials where the children they treat fall on body mass indexes that can indicate if they're overweight or obese.

The move would help track a growing obesity problem while opening the way for doctors to be more proactive in offering advice.


The state already requires doctors to report how many children are immunized.


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