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Asked specifically about the National Childhood Measurement Programme, which measures the level of obesity in children using their height and weight to calculate their BMI score, Professor Louise Baur, chairwoman of child and adolescent health at the University of Sydney, said: 'I'm just very pleased that actually, height and weight are actually being measured in children and young people because it's a great measure of linear growth of failure to thrive, of overweight and multiple other things.
'Not only is (this) probably economically unsustainable, but it's also not exactly what each individual needs, because the personalised care is what makes the effectiveness and (the) cost effectiveness of the interventions.
'But we are calling for a change, a radical change, because obviously, in the context of one billion people being classified as having obesity in the world today, and with a number that is projected to increase, no country is rich enough to be able to afford inaccuracy in the diagnosis of obesity.'
'So if paediatric people stop measuring height and weight, I think that's almost the death of paediatrics to some extent - growth is part of childhood and abnormalities and growth are actually part of highlighting health problems.'
The revolutionary model could see people being shifted into two new subtypes to distinguish between people who are fat but perfectly healthy - or 'pre-clinical obesity' - and those who are genuinely sick with 'clinical obesity'.
Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser at the RCP, said: ‘For too long, we've relied on BMI as a simple measure of obesity, which has often misrepresented the condition and fails to fully reflect how excess body fat impacts a person's health.
Commenting on the commission, Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser on obesity at the Royal College of Physicians, said: 'For too long, we've relied on BMI as a simple measure of obesity, which has often misrepresented the condition and fails to fully reflect how excess body fat impacts a person's health.
'The commission's distinction between pre-clinical and clinical obesity represents a vital step forward, highlighting the need to identify and intervene early while providing appropriate care to those already experiencing severe health impacts.'
A body mass index (BMI) score is not 'nuanced' enough to measure obesity and more assessments are needed before someone is told they are obese, the new Lancet Commission of more than 50 experts from around the world found.
A body mass index (BMI) score is not 'nuanced' enough to measure obesity and more assessments are needed before someone is told they are obese, the new Lancet Commission of more than 50 experts from around the world found
‘The commission's distinction between pre-clinical and clinical obesity represents a vital step forward, highlighting the need to identify and intervene early while providing appropriate care to those already experiencing severe health impacts.'
He explained: 'Some people who are today classified as having obesity by BMI (but) they might play sports, they're very active, they might have very strong bones - saying that those people have obesity and then classifying them as having a disease would obviously be an overdiagnosis.
An NHS England spokesperson said: 'Nice (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has published updated guidance regarding the identification, assessment, treatment and personalised care of people who are overweight or living with obesity.