Assessing BMI and waist circumference outperforms Lancet criteria for diagnosing obesity

The use of BMI or waist circumference to diagnose obesity may be more accurate than The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology commission’s definition for the disease, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. As Healio previously reported, a report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology in 2025 proposed a new definition for obesity that stated healthcare professionals could diagnose