08 May 2025 BANT Submission to NICE Consultation on Indicators for Weight Management – May 2025

NICE consulted on its draft indicators in relation to weight management for a) Advise on people living with overweight 18-39 years, and b) Nutritional status monitoring in primary care following bariatric surgery. On point ‘a’, BANT response noted that BMI alone is not appropriate to identify those at risk; it is insufficient as it does not reflect body composition, and particularly central adiposity. BANT has since learned that the Committee did consider the use of an additional measurement of central obesity, however, it was excluded due to the consideration of the practicalities of implementation of such an approach.

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