HEALTH
Experts Debate Best Way to Define Obesity
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The role of body mass index (BMI) in defining obesity and the definition of obesity as a disease merit reevaluation to avoid unintended consequences, experts said in three new opinion papers. The three statements were all published on July 22, 2024, in the Annals of Internal Medicine…