A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

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The health care community has redefined the requirements for clinical obesity, noting BMI shouldn’t be the sole barometer of ...

to the criteria. For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index. BMI is a quick and inexpensive estimate ...

These guidelines have been updated after 15 years, denouncing the standard BMI tool, which has been used for years to diagnose obesity. BMI or Body Mass Index is calculated as the ratio of weight ...

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Obesity affects over 1 billion people globally, with 40 percent of U.S. adults classified as obese under the present framework, ...

may not get the optimal treatment due to BMI criteria alone. Adopting more clinically relevant criteria for the diagnosis and treatment of obesity will allow for treatment of a larger group of ...

Clinical guidelines published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission Tuesday conclude only using BMI to determine if a patient has obesity leads to under-diagnosing people who are ill ...

With a rumoured BMI of over 29, at the time ... plus evidence of health problems tied to extra pounds. Under the new criteria, about 20% of people who used to be classified as obese would no ...