Beyond BMI: global commission proposes new way to diagnose obesity
Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition causes ill-health, according to a new framework drawn up by experts and endorsed by 76 medical organizations internationally.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...
Evidence for the positive effects of intermittent fasting continues to mount: a new study shows that for people with obesity, ...
An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology published its Commission on the definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity.
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity has made recommendations that diagnosis is focused on measures of total body fat, ...
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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of peopleObesity is typically assessed by measuring someone's body mass index, but now researchers are calling for a more nuanced ...
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