Obesity: can we cure our dependence on BMI?

Obesity remains defined by the flawed metric at the heart of its diagnosis—BMI. <b>Carla Delgado</b> reports on the fresh attempts to move away from this, as weight loss drugs usher in a new age for the obesity crisis

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BMJ
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2025-05-19
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r241
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Obesity and Health Practices
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Obesity: can we cure our dependence on BMI?

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Obesity: can we cure our dependence on BMI?

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Abstract

Obesity remains defined by the flawed metric at the heart of its diagnosis—BMI. <b>Carla Delgado</b> reports on the fresh attempts to move away from this, as weight loss drugs usher in a new age for the obesity crisis

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Obesity and Health Practices
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