Going beyond BMI: communicating about body weight: proceedings of a workshop-in brief
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  • The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual public workshop, Going Beyond BMI: Communicating About Body Weight, on June 26, 2023. This workshop was the second in a two-part series to explore communications strategies and solutions to improve messaging around obesity and adiposity. The first workshop focused on measures of adiposity and obesity, including body mass index (BMI) and the impact of these measures on obesity prevention, treatment, and policy.

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  • 2023
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  • Body Mass Index
  • Communication
  • Health Promotion
  • Obesity