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Why BMI is being sidelined in the diagnosis of obesity

Category: Health
Duration: 00:40:17
Publish Date: 2025-01-24 18:00:00
Description:

For a long time many have assumed they can tell how healthy a person is because of their weight. Now, a major global collaboration of experts is challenging that. 

A Lancet commission has recommended changing the criteria for clinical obesity to move away from BMI as a sole measure of health. 

Also, why a recent review into fluoride in drinking water is flawed — and a higher quality study done in our own backyard. 

And how a genetic study of depression could unlock new treatments for people who are struggling to find medications that work. 

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