Proposal to Revise the Obesity Diagnosis

DZD News

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity is proposing a major revision of the diagnosis of obesity. The new approach goes beyond body mass index (BMI) and includes additional measurements of body fat as well as objective symptoms at the individual level. Researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) also participated in the Commission.

Excerpt from a graphic from The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

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The findings will be presented for the first time during an event held by ‘The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology’ in London on January 16 and will be published in a future article in the journal.

Detailed information and graphics in our press release

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Birgit Niesing
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