Rethinking Obesity Diagnosis: Why BMI Alone Isn’t Enough
16 Jan 2025
A recent Lancet Global Commission report calls for an overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, pointing out that Body Mass Index (BMI) alone is not a reliable measure. The report proposes adding other measurements like waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio to improve the accuracy of obesity diagnosis. BMI has traditionally...
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