Why the American Medical Association Is Not Involved in Obesity Management and Screening

All major national international organizations who formulate clinical practice guidelines on obesity management and screening recommend using waist circumference in addition to BMI. A lot of clinicians just use the BMI number and perhaps like an eyeball test or something like that, Austin says. "I don't know that the AMA is going to actually accomplish much by doing this," he adds.

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