Jennah Siwak MD
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Family & Obesity Medicine board-certified Doc, Wife, Mama to four. Views are my own, No medical advice 🤍
A new definition of obesity was published on January 14th in The Lancet, pushing BMI to the side and calling for a more nuanced approach. It focuses on adiposity, the amount of fat stored in the body, and how it affects organs and tissue.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A new definition of obesity was published on January 14th in The Lancet, pushing BMI to the side and calling for a more nuanced approach. It focuses on adiposity, the amount of fat stored in the body, and how it affects organs and tissue.
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...