New definition of obesity could double prevalence

A team of researchers has found that looking at BMI alone may significantly underestimate how many people are obese. FOX ...
Medscape

‘Clinical Obesity’ Definition Shifts Obesity Prevalence

The adoption of the new “clinical obesity” definition alters prevalence estimates of obesity in many parts of the world compared with BMI-based definitions, new data suggested. In January 2025, a ...
Healio

About 75% of US adults considered to have obesity under new Lancet commission criteria

The prevalence of obesity was 75.2% among adults in the U.S. when new criteria proposed by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission was used to diagnose the disease, researchers reported in a ...
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'Astounding': 70% of adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition

COULD ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE ACCURATE. A MARY SALADNA IS IN THE NEWSROOM AND MARY THE RESULTS AREN’T GOOD. NO, THEY’RE NOT, BUT THE RESULTS ARE MORE REALISTIC AND MORE PROOF THAT BODY COMPOSITION ...

75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition, study finds

Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...
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'Astounding': 70% of adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition

The prevalence of obesity in adults in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of the condition released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission, ...