Debate weighs whether BMI should remain central to obesity diagnosis
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Francesco Rubino, MD, spoke in favor of moving beyond body mass index in diagnosing obesity. Leigh Perreault, MD, defended the long-time cornerstone of obesity diagnosis. The post Debate weighs whether BMI should remain central to obesity diagnosis appeared first on ADA Meeting News .
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