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Diabetes

Commons · Question 98354 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

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Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 51812, what assessment he has made of the reliability of BMI testing, in the context of the Global Burden of Disease’s indication that one of the main contributory causes of type 2

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 15 Dec 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service.NICE has published guidance on the management of overweight and obesity. The guidance r...