‘Skinny fat’ warning issued as study finds hidden obesity behind normal BMI
For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, "normal," overweight or obese. But new global research suggests it's possible to have a normal BMI, look thin in clothes and still meet the medical definition of obesity.A large study published in JAMA Network Open based on World Health Organization (WHO) survey data examined health data from more than 471,000 adults across […]