Challenges With Relying on Body Fat and Weight Values for Obesity-Reply

Aditya Narayan¹, Ank A Agarwal¹, Fatima Cody Stanford^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
² Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Boston.
³ Neuroendocrine Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁵ Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts.

Aditya Narayan et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):990-991.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2376.

Aditya Narayan¹, Ank A Agarwal¹, Fatima Cody Stanford^{2

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4

5}

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
² Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, Boston.
³ Neuroendocrine Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁵ Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Comment on

JAMA Intern Med.
Challenges With Relying on Body Fat and Weight Values for Obesity.
Kahn HS. Kahn HS. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):989-990. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2370. JAMA Intern Med. 2024. PMID: 38884954 No abstract available.
Challenges With Relying on Body Fat and Weight Values for Obesity.
Xiao L. Xiao L. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):990. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2373. JAMA Intern Med. 2024. PMID: 38884972 No abstract available.

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