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Other measurements, such as waist circumference and evidence of health problems tied to extra weight, would be considered for diagnoses of obesity.

In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, according to a new study.

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent obesity from becoming the global norm.

But Dr. David Cummings, a commission member and an obesity expert at the University of Washington, suggested they could be restricted to patients diagnosed with clinical obesity.

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...