Traditional BMI Cutoffs For Classifying Obesity May Be Too High For Postmenopausal Women

reports that research suggests that “for postmenopausal women, traditional body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for classifying obesity may be too high.” Investigators found that “the sensitivity of defining obesity with a BMI of 30 was low among postmenopausal women with a body fat percentage of 35 or greater – the commonly accepted threshold for defining obesity.” The findings were published online in Menopause. https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/69400