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I believe they have changed the cut-offs because they noticed that cardiovascular issues started to occur at lower BMI than previously thought.
by projektfu 6y ago
I believe they have changed the cut-offs because they noticed that cardiovascular issues started to occur at lower BMI than previously thought.
- david_allison 6y agoI didn't know this. Thanks! It was lowered in July 1998 ("overweight" was reduced to 25 from men: 27 and women: 28) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/04/us/us-to-widen-its-definition-of-who-is-fat.html https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/04/us/us-to-widen-its-defini... https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/a-number-that-may-not-add-up/ https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/a-number-that-may-...