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New clinical definition of obesity could help target care more effectively, saving time and money

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New clinical definition of obesity could help target care more effectively, saving time and money
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The traditional way of assessing whether someone is overweight using body mass index (BMI) may fail to capture whether excess body fat is harmful and could be supplemented with a second measure when assessing patients, a new UCL study suggests.

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