Javier Sayavera
Physical Education and Sports teacher.
The information on the article reflects the content, in an abbreviated and clear manner. It is a consensus study on the definition and diagnosis of obesity, supported by the results of expert consultation.
The conclusions of this study are based on data collected with an appropriate methodology and show the need for a paradigm shift in the consideration of obesity as a disease and the methods to diagnose it.
In this sense, the dense debate of recent years derives from the need to consider obesity as a disease and to provide evidence-based treatments for its management.
On the other hand, the traditional body mass index, criticized by many as an effective measure of obesity, requires a methodological reinforcement that would be given by the incorporation of other techniques for the correct diagnosis of obesity.
All this could lead to relevant changes in the health systems of many countries in the world, because the diagnosis would take a little longer (or much longer if it is through DEXA [bone densitometry]) and would require the health systems to provide adequate treatments to combat obesity.
The published work represents a very relevant step forward based on the evidence already published in this regard.