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Wed, Mar 25, 2009 (5:46 p.m.)

Lawmakers want schools to continue a pilot program that records every student’s height and weight, necessary for calculating their body mass index, or BMI. Without the data it’s impossible to track how serious the problem is, state health officials say.

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