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New clinical definition outperforms BMI in diagnosing obesity

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.

New clinical definition outperforms BMI in diagnosing obesity

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