BMI classification system wrongly identifies some people as having overweight or obesity, says study

Research from Italy to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye, 12–15 May) and published in the journal Nutrients shows that when the gold standard ...
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Beyond BMI: Updated European Obesity Classification Adds Waist-to-Height Ratio and Comorbidities

In 2024, the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) published an updated framework for classifying obesity that recognizes that the use of BMI is a limited tool in defining the condition ...
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Novel obesity classifications can aid in tailoring weight-loss treatments

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Phenotype-guided obesity interventions, determined by a blood test, can double weight loss for patients compared ...
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Obesity: The Chronic Disease Without a Clinical Classification

Is obesity among the most misunderstood, misclassified, and mistreated diseases? Over the past 30 years, researchers have not only identified a key hormone (leptin) that helps regulate appetite and ...