NICE WEIGHT

摘要

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidance on what constitutes overweight and obesity in non-white Europeans, reflecting racial differences in the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of diabetes and heart disease. The BMI thresholds for assessing overweight and obesity among white Europeans are set at 25 kg/m and 30 kg/m, respectively, but these are inappropriate for Asian populations owing to the raised risk of diabetes and heart disease for these groups at BMIs below 25 kg/m.