Your BMI might not tell the full story about obesity, new research suggests

The Medical News · 2h ago

A study of 6,978 middle-aged UK adults found that nearly 69% of those classified as having obesity by BMI met the criteria for preclinical rather than clinical obesity under a new diagnostic framework. Clinical obesity was associated with higher five-year mortality odds, while conventional BMI categories showed no statistically significant associations, although the small number of deaths limits…

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Your BMI might not tell the full story about obesity, new research suggests

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