Overweight and obesity management: summary of updated NICE guidance
- When talking to people about their weight, consider the wider determinants and the context of overweight and obesity - Consider the differences when interpreting body mass index (BMI) for children and young people and those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic family backgrounds - Waist to height ratio is a useful additional measure to BMI in predicting health risk associated with central adiposity - If a referral is declined, consider offering further opportunities for referral or re-referral in the future
Authors
- Caroline Mulvihill
- Helen M. Parretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-269X)
- Nivedita Aswani
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2286
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88