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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

UK researchers develop tool to identify people most at risk of obesity-related diseases

An overweight man playing badminton.
The researchers say their work showed people with the same age, sex and body mass index can have very different risks for obesity-related conditions. Photograph: Kumar Sriskandan/Alamy

A new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identify people who would benefit most from weight-loss medications, researchers have said.

Recent data suggests about two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese – a situation that has caused concern among health experts.

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