Discusses the historical context and implications of lowering the BMI cutoff for overweight status, particularly concerning postmenopausal women.
t's been 20 years since the federal government, on the advice of an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), lowered the body mass index (BMI) cutoff point for overweight, a move skeptics worried would spur Americans struggling to slim down to throw in the towel.
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