New statement from the European Association for the Study of Obesity calls for new metrics in diagnosing and classifying obesity.
A new Europe an framework statement calls for consideration of metrics beyond body mass index when diagnosing and classifying obesity.
Also new are recommendations for assessing sarcopenic obesity in those who may be at risk and for ensuring that people with obesity have regular screening for obesity-related cancers. The latter, Garvey said,"isn't across the board in all guidelines, but it makes sense from what we know." Missing from the document, Garvey pointed out, are detailed treatment guidelines and detailed descriptions of how to evaluate patients. There is also no discussion of social determinants of health or internalized weight bias and stigma, the subject of a recentUpdated treatment guidelines are likely to ensue from the ongoing emergence of data for the newer obesity medications, Garvey said.
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