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New clinical definition outperforms BMI in diagnosing obesity

Headline via Medical Xpress · first report 11 Nov, 00:00 IST, latest 11 Nov, 21:30 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Nature at 11 Nov, 00:00 IST; the latest is from Medical Xpress at 11 Nov, 21:30 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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A new diagnostic definition of obesity outperforms body mass index (BMI) in identifying differences in health and prognosis, including mortality risk, according to a large international study published in Nature.

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