Metabolically healthy obesity - where an individual has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of greater than 30 but does not appear to be at increased risk of the health complications usually associated with excess weight - has only been recently widely recognised by medical practitioners. As global levels of obesity continue to rise, identifying metabolically healthy obese patients could be critical for ensuring that patients are given appropriate and cost-effective treatment, say the authors of a Personal View published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology...
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