People being misdiagnosed on obesity say experts
People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the condition is diagnosed. Academics have suggested that a body mass index (BMI) score is not “nuanced” enough to measure obesity and more assessments are needed before someone is told they are obese. Solely using BMI can lead to both overestimates and underestimates of the number of obese people, they said. […]