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How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change—here's why, and what it means for treatment
Obesity is linked to many common diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease and knee osteoarthritis.
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements
New obesity diagnosis plan: moving beyond BMI for more accurate treatment
Experts suggest redefining obesity diagnosis with BMI, waist size, and health factors to improve treatment accuracy.
Global Experts Call for Overhaul in Obesity Diagnosis Framework
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology: global commission proposes major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease. News release. The Lancet. January 14, 2025. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069985
Experts Want Obesity Defined Beyond BMI
Obesity, long determined by the flawed metric of BMI, should be diagnosed based on other measurements, experts argue.
'Reality is more nuanced': Experts propose new obesity diagnostic guidelines beyond BMI
As of March 2020, nearly 42% of US adults had obesity, with the report estimating that more than a billion people are living with obesity worldwide.
Going beyond BMI: Major overhaul of obesity diagnosis proposed
The suggestions, according to the commission,are designed to address limitations in the traditional definition and diagnosis of obesity.
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Form Health, the National Leader in Science-Based Obesity Care, Launches New Program to Prevent Progression from Overweight to Obesity
Form Health, the leading provider of science-based obesity care in the United States, announced a new program to prevent ...
The link between obesity and cancer risk
Obesity, recognized as a complex and growing health issue, is associated with an increased risk of various cancers. A ...
The New Definition of Obesity
Instead of BMI, the commission recommends that obesity be diagnosed through one of these methods: Using another measurement ...
New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI. A doctor explains.
Body Mass Index, or BMI, has long been criticized as an unreliable method for measuring obesity — and now a group of experts ...
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Are Obesity And Cancer Interlinked? Study Reveals
Obesity has emerged as a complex and escalating health issue, significantly increasing the risk of various cancers.
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Novel perspectives on the link between obesity and cancer risk: from mechanisms to clinical implications
Obesity, recognized as a complex and growing health issue, is associated with an increased risk of various cancers. A ...
How Trump can wage an all-out war on obesity — and boost our ailing health
Donald Trump and his advisers are about to launch a consequential battle against unhealthy food producers and the ...
International panel offers new ways to define obesity
Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...