Location of fat on the body
A commission of experts composed in collaboration with the medical journal The Lancet looked into the issue of obesity to try to find a definition that goes beyond a simple measurement of weight.
Listen to Quebec researcher Jean-Pierre Després from the University Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology of Quebec-ULaval, who was part of this group of experts, discuss the importance of the location of fat rather than weight or BMI.
Jean-Pierre Després criticizes the use of BMI to diagnose obesity and recommends measuring waist circumference.
He also mentions that obesity should not be stigmatized and that there are different forms of obesity, requiring personalized types of treatments.
