#Latest news with #spyScalesTimes12-05-2025HealthTimesNHS rolls out ‘spy scales' that track children's weight remotelyThe NHS is rolling out 'spy scales' for obese children that will allow doctors to track their young patients from afar without telling them what their weight is. Thousands of families are being given the digital scales to use at home. Overweight children aged 3-18 have been urged to step on them every day. The scales do not display any numbers but record children's weight and transmit the information to a mobile app monitored by doctors and nurses at NHS weight-management clinics. If children lose weight, NHS staff send out supportive messages such as 'Wow', while if they put on too much they will be sent tips on how to stop eating so much. • Child's BMI aged six predicts likelihood of obesity as an
Times12-05-2025HealthTimesNHS rolls out ‘spy scales' that track children's weight remotelyThe NHS is rolling out 'spy scales' for obese children that will allow doctors to track their young patients from afar without telling them what their weight is. Thousands of families are being given the digital scales to use at home. Overweight children aged 3-18 have been urged to step on them every day. The scales do not display any numbers but record children's weight and transmit the information to a mobile app monitored by doctors and nurses at NHS weight-management clinics. If children lose weight, NHS staff send out supportive messages such as 'Wow', while if they put on too much they will be sent tips on how to stop eating so much. • Child's BMI aged six predicts likelihood of obesity as an
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