Obesity Diagnosis Reform Proposal

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Say Bye to Just BMI: Experts Call for a Major Shift in How We Measure Obesity

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Over 50 obesity experts from across the globe conducted the report, as part of a commission backed by The Lancet .

Currently, obesity is diagnosed strictly by a person's BMI , which is calculated using a person’s weight and height.

The experts aren’t calling for doctors to completely abandon BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, but for it to be used alongside other bodily measurements.

The group’s recommendations are ultimately just that.

But their conclusions are being widely endorsed by health-related organizations across the worldâ76 in total.

There are still important big questions left to be answered about the nature of obesity, such as the exact prevalence of preclinical to clinical obesity.

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