A report published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has called for an overhaulof our understanding of obesity. An over-reliance on using Body Mass Index [BMI]as a metric has the peculiar effect of leading to both underdiagnosis andoverdiagnosis of the condition. __________________________. BMI does not giveaccurate information about how fat is distributed in an individual’s body. It frequentlyfails to capture the true state of health of an individual. A person’s BMI may indicatethey are “obese”, but their organs and bodily functions may be absolutely normal.Every individual is a unique constellation — not only of genes and other biologicalvariables, but also socio-economic conditions and habits.