Implications of a New Obesity Definition Among the All of Us Cohort
In this cohort study, adoption of the new definition of obesity significantly increased obesity prevalence with major implications for clinical practice and public policy. The new framework effectively stratified individuals at high risk of organ dysfunction and long-term complications while introducing anthropometric-only obesity and preclinical obesity as distinct entities warranting further study.
Authors
- Lindsay T. Fourman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8148-7858)
- Mabel P. Toribio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4153-5568)
- Camille Dash
- Chika V. Anekwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4168-5195)
- Steven Grinspoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-000X)
- Alba Gutiérrez‐Sacristán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-198X)
- Sara L Stockman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5162-8992)
- Nikhita Chahal
- Arijeet K. Gattu
- Julia E Johnson
- Aya Awwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-3498)
- Allison K. Thistle
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37619
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.66
Funders
- American Heart Association
- Gilead Sciences
- Chiesi Farmaceutici
- ViiV Healthcare
- Kowa Company
- National Institutes of Health