Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests - BBC News

Using a lower cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say.

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Millions of middle-aged people have been mistakenly led to believe they are not obese, according to an Italian study that looked at body fat instead of weight related to height.

Using a new, lower cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, the researchers say.

With age, muscle declines and fat builds up around organs in the waist region, often with no change in weight.

The challenge is to find a tool that easily screens for obesity.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-69009787

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