New Clinical Definition of Obesity Could Help Target Care More Effectively, Saving Time and Money
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A study carried out with data 844,108 adults proposes to combine BMI assessments with body circumference analysis. Exclusive BMI dependence may be leading to incorrect diagnoses.
A new study shows that adding other body measurements allows identifying more cases of obesity
New clinical definition of obesity could help target care more effectively, saving time and money
The traditional way of assessing whether someone is overweight using body mass index (BMI) may fail to capture whether excess body fat is harmful and could be supplemented with a second measure when assessing patients, a new UCL study suggests.
Raquelserran endocrinology It is supported by an international macro-study Obesity is more than a figure. It is not only the kilos of the scale and the perimeter of the waist, it is also related to the fat that accumulates next to the vital organs. This adiposity by the naked eye is invisible and many do not notice the risk. A year ago the publication The Lancet put the focus on this fact and now a new article in Nature, reviews how obesity is d…
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