World experts urge overhaul of obesity definition The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity says diagnosis must change, setting out new criteria, categories, and calling on doctors to go ‘beyond BMI’.
Social media fuelling rising anabolic steroid use: Study Young men were found to be most at risk of dangerously using the substance, leading one expert to guide GPs through tricky conversations.
Is it time to trade in BMI for body roundness? GPs need to move away from using BMI as a diagnostic tool, one expert in the field says. So how should patients’ weight risks be calculated?
Body fat over BMI for obesity diagnosis: Study Researchers say doctors must ditch BMI as a diagnosis tool as it is excluding patients in need, instead calling for the use of waist-to-height ratios.
Concerns flagged for ‘alarming’ teen weight loss trend Research prompts calls for GPs to help regulate use of non-prescribed weight-loss products among teens displaying ‘risk-taking behaviour’.
What does an eating disorder look like? Part 2 According to an advocate with lived experience, asking for help can be one of the largest obstacles to overcome on the road to recovery.
What does an eating disorder look like? Appearance is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Alex Rodriguez, who is now using his lived experience as a strength to help people.
Image-based prescribing has ‘served its purpose’ for general practice The service is due to end on 31 March, answering the RACGP’s calls. But hospital settings have secured an extension until March 2023.
Further extension to image-based prescribing The temporary measure was due to end this year but has been left open to prescribers as ‘an emergency option’ for another three months.
Image-based prescribing extended Arrangements for image-based prescribing, implemented at the start of the pandemic, will now end on 31 December 2021.