We define two categories of obesity based on objective signs and symptoms of poor health due to excess body fat. A person with clinical obesity has signs and symptoms of ongoing organ dysfunction ...

A document endorsed by more than 56 experts worldwide, published in 'The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology', proposes a change in narrative to align with "a chronic metabolic disease and understand its ...

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the ...

with no signs or symptoms of ongoing illness.” The commission advises two new categories of obesity: clinical and preclinical obesity. Clinical obesity is a chronic disease affecting organ ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

By coincidence (they started before GLP -1 drugs were approved for slimming), a group of 56 doctors have just answered that ...

Over one billion people in the world are estimated to have obesity. Some experts believe its treatment and diagnosis need a ...

A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...

A global Commission, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and endorsed by 75 medical organizations around the world, presents a novel, nuanced approach to diagnose obesity, based on other ...

A global Commission endorsed by over 75 medical organisations worldwide has proposed revamping the diagnosis of obesity.

India revises obesity guidelines after 15 years, emphasizing body fat distribution and health risks for Asian Indian ...

The commission has recommended that obesity be differentiated into two categories: Pre-clinical Obesity – when organs are ...