New European Obesity Framework Reclassifies Millions as Obese
European criteria expand obesity definition beyond BMI, affecting nearly one-fifth of overweight individuals.
The new diagnostic framework from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) redefines obesity by including additional factors beyond BMI, resulting in nearly 19% of previously overweight individuals being newly classified as obese.
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The recent EASO framework, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, advocates a more compr…
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