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Health Education Research Advance Access published online on November 8, 2006
Health Education Research, doi:10.1093/her/cyl144
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received April 3, 2006
Accepted October 1, 2006

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BMI screening in schools: helpful or harmful

Joanne P. Ikeda 1 *, Patricia B. Crawford 2, and Gail Woodward-Lopez 3

1 Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, USA
2 Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, USA
3 Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3100, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Joanne P. Ikeda, E-mail: jikeda{at}berkeley.edu


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This is a comprehensive review of policies and research regarding body mass index (BMI) screening in schools in the United Kingdom and the United States. Although there are potential benefits to conducting screenings in schools, there is also the potential to do harm to the children who are identified as overweight. School administrators need to consider a number of factors discussed in this article before making a decision about committing resources to BMI screening.


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