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Ditch the Scale

Ditch the Scale Opinion A PIECE OF MY MIND Following the birth of our son, my husband and I was absolutely no reason the light could flash. I Sara M. Federico, MD found ourselves the proud parents of three healthy, quickly consulted Dr Google and learned that FCW Department of Oncology, St Jude happy children … all younger than 3. With this new stood for “forward collision warning—a warning light Children’s Research addition came the need for a larger car; so we threw that alarms if your speed is faster than the objects you Hospital, Memphis, our “coolness” to the wind and bought a new minivan. are approaching.” Tennessee; and Department of I instantly loved this car. It was full of perks and clearly FCW. In that moment I realized that these three let- Pediatrics, College of designed for a family with small children, though per- ters described my life in a nutshell, traveling at 100 mph Medicine, University of haps I was easy to please given that I was well into my when everything else is going 30 mph. This light was Tennessee Health mid 30s and still driving the 1997 Honda Civic I got more than a mere annoyance; it http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Ditch the Scale

Federico, Sara M.
JAMA , Volume 314 (19) – Nov 17, 2015
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.2015.5916
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26575057
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Opinion A PIECE OF MY MIND Following the birth of our son, my husband and I was absolutely no reason the light could flash. I Sara M. Federico, MD found ourselves the proud parents of three healthy, quickly consulted Dr Google and learned that FCW Department of Oncology, St Jude happy children … all younger than 3. With this new stood for “forward collision warning—a warning light Children’s Research addition came the need for a larger car; so we threw that alarms if your speed is faster than the objects you Hospital, Memphis, our “coolness” to the wind and bought a new minivan. are approaching.” Tennessee; and Department of I instantly loved this car. It was full of perks and clearly FCW. In that moment I realized that these three let- Pediatrics, College of designed for a family with small children, though per- ters described my life in a nutshell, traveling at 100 mph Medicine, University of haps I was easy to please given that I was well into my when everything else is going 30 mph. This light was Tennessee Health mid 30s and still driving the 1997 Honda Civic I got more than a mere annoyance; it

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Published: Nov 17, 2015

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