Nearly 70% of U.S. adults could be thought of overweight underneath proposed new definition, examine finds

In January, a bunch of well being professionals advocated for an replace to the definition of overweight. They really useful together with elements like waist-to-hip ratio along with physique mass index, or BMI. Now, a brand new examine discovered that underneath that definition, practically 70% of U.S. adults could be thought of overweight. Dr. Lindsay Fourman, one of many examine’s authors, joins "The Daily Report" to debate.

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