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In a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health examined obesity prevalence using revised criteria that incorporate waist-based measurements alongside BMI.

In a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health examined obesity prevalence using revised criteria that incorporate waist-based measurements alongside BMI.

The study analyzed data from more than 14,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2017 and 2023 — approximately 237.7 million U.S. adults — and found that 75.2% met criteria for obesity under the new definition.

The study analyzed data from more than 14,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2017 and 2023 — approximately 237.7 million U.S. adults — and found that 75.2% met criteria for obesity under the new definition.

The study found that nearly four in 10 adults with a normal BMI were found to have excess body fat when waist-based measures were applied, and obesity prevalence increased sharply with age and was higher among Hispanic adults.

The study found that nearly four in 10 adults with a normal BMI were found to have excess body fat when waist-based measures were applied, and obesity prevalence increased sharply with age and was higher among Hispanic adults.

Dr. Erica Spatz, a cardiologist at Yale School of Medicine and co-author of the study, stated that BMI does not account for adipose tissue, which is more associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease than other types of body fat.

Dr. Erica Spatz, a cardiologist at Yale School of Medicine and co-author of the study, stated that BMI does not account for adipose tissue, which is more associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease than other types of body fat.

The study authors noted limitations and cautioned that, because nearly all adults age 50 and older were classified as obese under the new definition, age-specific thresholds are needed, and more research is needed before broadly adopting the new definition.

The study authors noted limitations and cautioned that, because nearly all adults age 50 and older were classified as obese under the new definition, age-specific thresholds are needed, and more research is needed before broadly adopting the new definition.

The study centers on a revised obesity definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology Commission earlier this year that includes waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio in addition to BMI, and has been endorsed by more than 70 medical organizations worldwide.

The study centers on a revised obesity definition proposed by the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission earlier this year that includes waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio in addition to BMI, and has been endorsed by more than 70 medical organizations worldwide.

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Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health published a study in JAMA Network Open examining obesity prevalence using revised criteria that incorporate waist-based measurements alongside BMI.

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health published a study in JAMA Network Open examining obesity prevalence using revised criteria that incorporate waist-based measurements alongside BMI.

The study analyzed data from more than 14,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2017 and 2023, representing approximately 237.7 million US adults, and found that 75.2% met criteria for obesity under the new definition.

The study analyzed data from more than 14,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2017 and 2023, representing approximately 237.7 million US adults, and found that 75.2% met criteria for obesity under the new definition.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission proposed a revised obesity definition earlier this year that includes waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio in addition to BMI, which has been endorsed by more than 70 medical organizations worldwide.

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission proposed a revised obesity definition earlier this year that includes waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio in addition to BMI, which has been endorsed by more than 70 medical organizations worldwide.

The study authors noted limitations and cautioned that because nearly all adults age 50 and older were classified as having obesity under the new definition, age-specific thresholds are needed and more research should be done before broadly adopting the new definition.

The study authors noted limitations and cautioned that because nearly all adults age 50 and older were classified as having obesity under the new definition, age-specific thresholds are needed and more research should be done before broadly adopting the new definition.

Obesity diagnosis has become a mess because BMI was never meant to diagnose disease and can't tell who's actually sick. Relying on this flawed metric creates millions of misdiagnoses, labeling healthy muscular people as diseased while missing thin people with dangerous organ fat who desperately need treatment. Medicine must finally define what obesity illness actually is beyond just body size before expanding access to expensive drugs.

Obesity diagnosis has become a mess because BMI was never meant to diagnose disease and can't tell who's actually sick. Relying on this flawed metric creates millions of misdiagnoses, labeling healthy muscular people as diseased while missing thin people with dangerous organ fat who desperately need treatment. Medicine must finally define what obesity illness actually is beyond just body size before expanding access to expensive drugs.

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The waist-to-height ratio reveals the true scope of America's metabolic crisis that BMI measurements completely miss. When waist exceeds half of height, risks for insulin resistance, fatty liver and heart disease skyrocket regardless of weight. Expanding obesity criteria to include body fat distribution identifies the 75 percent of adults facing real health dangers.

The waist-to-height ratio reveals the true scope of America's metabolic crisis that BMI measurements completely miss. When waist exceeds half of height, risks for insulin resistance, fatty liver and heart disease skyrocket regardless of weight. Expanding obesity criteria to include body fat distribution identifies the 75 percent of adults facing real health dangers.

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75% of US Adults Obese Under New Waist-Based Criteria

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BMI is the standard measure for determining obesity. Yet, the waist-to-height ratio reveals the true scope of America's metabolic crisis that BMI measurements miss entirely. When the waist exceeds half the height, the risk of insulin resistance, fatty liver, and heart disease skyrockets, regardless of weight. Expanding obesity criteria to include body fat distribution identifies 75% of adults facing real health dangers.

BMI is the standard measure for determining obesity. Yet, the waist-to-height ratio reveals the true scope of America's metabolic crisis that BMI measurements miss entirely. When the waist exceeds half the height, the risk of insulin resistance, fatty liver, and heart disease skyrockets, regardless of weight. Expanding obesity criteria to include body fat distribution identifies 75% of adults facing real health dangers.

Obesity diagnosis has become a mess because BMI was never meant to diagnose disease, and it can't tell who's actually sick. Relying on this flawed metric creates millions of misdiagnoses, labeling healthy muscular people as diseased while missing thin people with dangerous organ fat who desperately need treatment. Medicine must finally define what obesity illness actually is beyond just body size.

Obesity diagnosis has become a mess because BMI was never meant to diagnose disease, and it can't tell who's actually sick. Relying on this flawed metric creates millions of misdiagnoses, labeling healthy muscular people as diseased while missing thin people with dangerous organ fat who desperately need treatment. Medicine must finally define what obesity illness actually is beyond just body size.

There's a 50% chance that at least 68.5% of Americans will be obese or overweight in 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 50% chance that at least 68.5% of Americans will be obese or overweight in 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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