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Assistant Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington

Body mass index has been the standard measure to classify obesity and overweight for decades. kaipong/iStock via Getty Images

June 26, 2023

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go‑to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place

Scott Hagan, University of Washington

Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.

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