Doug Manuel

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Scientist, prof, public health physician, family doctor. Open science advocate. @doug_manuel@fosstodon.org projectbiglife.ca https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-0845

https://www.thelancet.com/infographics-do/clinical-obesity-25
Flow diagram for diagnosing obesity from The Lancet.

Infographic titled ‘Excess body fat?’ outlines criteria for confirming excess body fat. It provides three diagnostic options: 1) at least one measurement of body size and BMI, 2) at least two measurements of body size regardless of BMI, and 3) direct body fat measurement via methods like a DEXA scan. For body size measurements, three thresholds are defined: waist circumference (≥102 cm for men, ≥88 cm for women), waist-to-hip ratio (>0.90 for men, >0.85 for women), and waist-to-height ratio (>0.50 for all). It notes that excess body fat can also be pragmatically assumed if BMI is >40 kg/m².