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Obesity - Management
How should I assess someone's risk of obesity-related health problems in the future?
- Calculate the person's body mass index (BMI) if this has not already been done.
- Measure waist circumference in people with a BMI less than 35 kg/m2.
- Using this information, assess whether the person is at increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic complications. Note: Asian people may be at higher risk, and older people at lower risk, for a certain BMI compared with the general population.
- Ask about family history of diabetes (including gestational diabetes) and coronary heart disease.
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