Normal Weight Obesity
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Background A recent publication on the topic of normal weight obesity [1] has received media attention. The investigators used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database, containing information on body mass index (BMI), percent body fat and metabolic problems related to obesity from over 13,000 adults age 20-80. Using the traditional BMI cutoff values of 25 kg/m for normal weight, 25-29.9 kg/m for overweight and >30 kg/m for obesity, they assessed the prevalence of “obesity” in each category. The World Health Organization (WHO)recommended definition for obesity is 25% body fat in men and 35% body fat in women. The authors concluded that the current BMI criteria miss over half the people who would be categorized as "obese" using WHO criteria, especially in older adults.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009