More Americans may be classified as obese under new definition, study suggests

New criteria for obesity are putting more Americans into that category.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have proposed a major update to how obesity is defined, which would classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

The new benchmark adds waist and body fat measurements to BMI, revealing body fat locations instead of just overall body weight.

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With these new criteria...