Is It Time to Define Obesity by Body Composition and Not Solely Body Mass Index?

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Editorial

Eugene Lucas et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 17;110(4):e1278-e1279.

doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgae473.

¹ Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: antiobesity medications; body composition assessments; muscle mass; obesity; protein; strength assessments.

Comment on

Defining Overweight and Obesity by Percent Body Fat Instead of Body Mass Index.
Potter AW, Chin GC, Looney DP, Friedl KE. Potter AW, et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Mar 17;110(4):e1103-e1107. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgae341. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025. PMID: 38747476 Free PMC article.