Massive under diagnosis of obesity

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An analysis of 1,234 U.S. adults indicates a substantial under diagnosis of obesity when body mass index was used, researchers said.

Primary author Dr. Eric Braverman compared the BMI data—a calculation that uses height and weight to determine amount of body fat—to results on the study participants using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scans—a direct measure of percentage body fat.

The study participants were classified as obese or non-obese based on the American Bariatric Society’s classification of obesity, which is a BMI of 30 or higher and percent body fat of 25 or higher in males and percent body fat of 30 or higher in females. 

"Extrapolating our data on a global scale, it is very likely that obesity is a much bigger epidemic than the 300 million people acknowledged by the World Health Organization,” Braverman said in a statement.

The analysis is scheduled to be presented April 23 at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 19th annual meeting in Boston.

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NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI)

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