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Study to Identify Infants at High Risk for Developing Obesity
Posted By: Anonymous | Posted On: Mar 14,2010 18:30 pm | View: 12
Research being conducted at Children's Memorial Hospital may be able to identify infants at high risk of developing childhood-onset obesity by measuring a newborn baby’s body fat within the first 48 hours after birth. The medical device making this possible is called the Pea Pod® Infant Body Composition System. Located at Prentice Women’s Hospital, Pea Pod is a fast, non-invasive mechanism to measure newborn body fat.
Read More: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3730154.htm
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