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You can have a "healthy" BMI and still be at higher risk of dying than an obese person. The science on normal-weight central obesity is damning—and most doctors aren't checking for it.
BMI can't detect visceral fat—the deep abdominal fat wrapped around your organs that drives heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and death. New 2024–2025 research shows how to measure and eliminate it.
Chronic stress and high cortisol don't just bloat your stomach—they drive visceral "cortisol belly" fat around your organs, raising heart disease and diabetes risk.
A 2025 Lancet Commission expanded obesity criteria beyond BMI to include waist measurements. Obesity prevalence jumped from 43% to 70%—and caught hidden health risks that BMI missed completely.
New 2025 University of Florida study proves BMI has zero correlation with 15-year mortality risk. Body fat percentage is 78% more accurate. Here's what you need to know.