06/02/2026
This is literally how one day, you're in good health and the next day you're not. Every couple of years, "they" change the rules or criteria.
I understand the complaints surrounding use of BMI. But, I don't know if the additional measurements being proposed eliminate those complaints. But it will definitely increase the number of "obese" persons in the US and the need for medical intervention.
New diagnostic framework's obesity criteria would capture many with normal BMI