GPs urged to measure BMI to cut child obesity
GPs should use primary care services as the opportunity to measure their BMI, according to the researchers at University College London's Institute of Child Health.
They made their comments after a study, published on bmj.com, found that obese children have a significantly higher chance of getting heart disease than children of a normal weight.
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