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Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Almost 70% of US adults would be deemed obese based on new definition, study finds

Nearly 70% of US adults meet a proposed obesity definition that combines BMI thresholds, abdominal fat measures, and direct body-fat scans, greatly increasing prevalence estimates.
Health
fromBoston.com
4 days ago

MGB study indicates dramatic increase in U.S. adults who meet new definition of obesity

The new obesity definition raises U.S. adult prevalence from 42.9% to about 68.6% by adding body fat distribution measures to BMI.
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