What is the Rudd Center’s opinion of BMI report cards: good thing, or bad thing?
See the BMI section of this site. I heard that BMI is only a useful tool for evaluating populations, not individuals. So how can we measure obesity in the individual? Assessing whether or not a child has a weight problem is something that should be done by the child’s pediatrician with parental input. Many factors should be taken into account, including the child’s weight trajectory (i.e., BMI percentile over time), eating behaviors, physical activity level, and other medical indicators.
