Global Health Experts Redefine Obesity with New Diagnostic Framework
- A group of global experts has proposed a new diagnostic framework for obesity that moves beyond the Body Mass Index, aiming to better identify individuals needing treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat.
- The new framework introduces clinical obesity and pre-clinical obesity categories, with clinical obesity indicating health problems caused by excess weight, while pre-clinical obesity indicates risk without current illness.
- The report suggests that about 20% of individuals previously classified as obese may no longer meet that definition, while another 20% with lower BMI may now be considered clinically obese.
- More than 75 medical organizations have endorsed the new definitions, but practical implementation challenges remain, including costs and training for accurate measurements.
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