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Defining Overweight and Obesity by Percent Body Fat instead of Body Mass Index.

Adam W PotterGeoffrey C ChinDavid P LooneyKarl E Friedl
Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)
Practical methods of body composition estimation can now replace the indirect BMI assessment for obesity management, using threshold values provided from this study. Clinically relevant "overweight" can be defined as 25 and 36% BF for men and women, respectively, and "obesity" is defined as 30 and 42% BF for men and women.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body composition
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • resistance training
  • bone mineral density
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • physical activity
  • skeletal muscle