Women with an abdominal girth of more than 80 centimeters could be categorized as obese under new guidelines being considered, a revision from the current 90-centimeter standard used as a marker for metabolic syndrome, it has been learned.
The Japan Society for the Study of Obesity (JASSO) is considering including women with a body mass index (BMI)--a measure of weight relative to height--of below 25 but a waist circumference of above 80 centimeters as excessively fat.
People with a BMI of less than 25 are not considered overweight under current guidelines.
The government-set conditions for being obese include a BMI of 25 or more, health problems such as a lipid abnormality and high-blood pressure, and having an abdominal girth of 85 centimeters or more for men and 90 centimeters or more for women. (Yomiuri)
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