Why BMI may be missing obesity in millions of Americans with health risks

Dr Ramen Goel, Bariatric Surgeon, Metabolic Surgery, Mumbai / Media / Healthcare News » Why BMI may be missing obesity in millions of Americans with health risks

Posted on: 22-Jun-2026

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, quantifies how often BMI may miss cases of obesity.

Source: Medical Xpress

Dr. Ramen GoelMS, FRCS, FMBS, IFASMBS Director, Center of Excellence in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

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