Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

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A retrospective study demonstrated slightly elevated baseline fasting plasma glucose levels to be a robust marker of incident diabetes risk, even when those levels fell within the normal range.

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

The new recommended measurements of clinical obesity require more than body mass index, or BMI, according to the commission, which met at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Obesity is ...

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A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

BMI fails to account for fat distribution and ... This evidence-based framework, developed by 56 experts in collaboration with individuals living with obesity, also addresses the societal impact ...