Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59275
Obesity: Screening
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what sensitivity NHS BMI assessments allow for persons of mixed (a) South Asian and (b) non-South Asian heritage.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on the management of overweight and obesity. This specifies that a lower body mass index (BMI) threshold should be used as a practical measure of overweight and obesity fo...
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