Summary

A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than widely used body mass index (BMI) thresholds, according to a large international study. The findings could lead to changes in how childhood obesity is identified and managed. The research, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), involved 786,557 participants from Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S.

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