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Proposed approach for diagnosing obesity outperforms old method

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A framework for diagnosing obesity that was proposed in 2025 incorporates waist circumference and related measures and distinguishes clinical from preclinical obesity on the basis of obesity-induced organ dysfunction. In an international multi-cohort study of 844,108 adults, this framework outperformed conventional body-mass-index-based criteria in diagnosing obesity and stratifying mortality risk. A combination of body and organ-function metrics does better at classifying obesity than does body mass index.

Source: Nature

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-026-03425-0

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,690

OpenAlex ID: W7225807551

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