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The World Health Organization defines obesity as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health” More than two in five U.S. adults (or 42% ) have obesity.
Experts say it’s possible to be classified as obese yet still be healthy — but even the term “healthy” is a subjective one.
Current measures for obesity lean heavily on BMI , but experts are increasingly sounding the alarm that that method needs an overhaul.
A recent Lancet report sought to differentiate obesity from clinical obesity.
To qualify as having “clinical obesity,” the individual needs to also have one of 18 “obesity-related diseases.
The location of excess fat can also tell you a lot about your health.
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