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Global Commission Advocates for Comprehensive Redefinition of Obesity Diagnosis, Expanding Beyond BMI to Classify It as a Disease
- Body Mass Index (BMI) is not a direct measure of body fat and does not convey essential information about an individual’s overall health or organ function.
- The commission has called for an integrated diagnostic approach that includes additional measurements of body fat, such as waist circumference or more advanced imaging techniques.
- The commission proposes two new categories of obesity: ‘clinical obesity’ and ‘pre-clinical obesity’.
- The aim is to rectify the pervasive issue of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of obesity-induced health complications.
- Part of the commission’s initiative involves educating healthcare professionals to dismantle stigma surrounding obesity.
- There’s also an urgent call for healthcare systems worldwide to adopt these new definitions and innovative approaches for more accurate obesity diagnoses.
- This new framework is a call for personalized care for people living with obesity.
- The simplistic dichotomy of viewing obesity solely as either a disease or a risk factor fails to capture the complexities involved.
- Advocates highlight that bias and misinformation can exacerbate weight stigma.
- The initiative is urging healthcare professionals, policymakers, and society to recognize and address the complexities of obesity.
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