MedWire 
(6/8, Robertson) reports that the "
Beat Diabetes Calculator
" may "be used to calculate how much weight a patient needs to lose to
achieve a body mass index (BMI) that avoids excess diabetes risk,"
according to a
study
published in the June issue of the British Journal of General
Practice. The online algorithm "enables conversion of a
person's BMI reduction goal into a more readily understandable
weight-reduction target, given as the percentage of bodyweight they need
to lose to reverse any excess risk for diabetes due to being
overweight." In addition, it "calculates the resulting reduction in
risk for developing diabetes in the next 10 years."
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