A new study from researchers in Israel sheds light on the connection between a person's body mass index and obesity. FOX13
, 1,000 participants, were in normal weight ranges due to their body mass index scores. Approximately 38% of women and 26.5% of men were identified as "obese with normal weight," having extra fat content despite their normal weight. that 30% of men and 10% of women identified as overweight had a normal body fat percentage.
"Our findings were somewhat alarming, indicating that obesity with normal weight is much more common in Israel than we had assumed," Prof. Yftach Gepner of Tel-Aviv University, said in a. "Moreover, these individuals, being within the norm according to the prevailing BMI index, usually pass 'under the radar'.
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