The revised definition of obesity proposed by the group of researchers emphasizes the impact of excess body fat on health, shifting focus away from BMI alone.
Elisabeth van Rossum highlights that the traditional approach of 'eat less, move more' oversimplifies the complex reality of obesity and fails to address the ongoing epidemic.
This new classification system suggests a distinction between preclinical and clinical obesity to better inform treatment and public health policies, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding.
With over a billion people affected by obesity globally, this redefinition aims to improve how obesity is understood and managed in clinical settings.
Collection
[
|
...
]