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Expert puts bomb under BMI and weight-loss beliefs

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Health professionals are being called on to provide care with compassion and not with judgement (Photo: Obesity Canada – Obésité Canada/Flickr)
We cannot assume benefit from weight loss in those with a BMI lower than 35 – we have never shown it in that group Australian obesity expert John
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Flegal KM, Kit BK, Orpana H, et al. Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2013;309(1):71–82.