Health Experts Seek New Ways to Identify and Treat Obesity — VOA Learning English

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A group of international experts is proposing a new way to define and identify obesity – a medical condition linked to having too much body fat. The change aims to help doctors better identify and treat affected individuals.

The new proposal shifts attention from a highly debated method called the body mass index (BMI). BMI is a calculation of a person’s height and weight.

The change would mean BMI would no longer be the only way to define obesity. The method would be expanded to include other measurements, such as waist size, and other evidence of health problems linked to being overweight.

Obesity is estimated to affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. In the U.S., about 40 percent of…

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Jonel Aleccia reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/health-experts-seek-new-ways-to-identify-and-treat

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