Commentary: Underweight in adults: Time for ethnic-specific criteria?

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q4 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.6133/apjcn.202506_34(3).0022

Hetal Rathod, L Naga Rajeev

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Abstract

The classification for underweight adults, defined as a body mass index (BMI; <18.5 kg/m²) by the World Health Organization (WHO), has been consistent globally with respect to populations. Although the WHO has recognized that body composition and health risks differ according to ethnicity by offering adjusted BMI cut-offs for overweight and obesity (23-24.9 kg/m² for overweight and ≥25 kg/m² for obesity) in Asian-populations, the underweight threshold has strangely not been modified. Because there is evidence of unique physiological and metabolic profiles of Asian populations the applicability of this uniformity to Asian populations remains as an important question.

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评论：成人体重过轻：是时候制定种族标准了？

体重过轻的成年人的分类，定义为身体质量指数(BMI；

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Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition 医学-营养学

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2.50

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7.70%

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6-12 weeks

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