The American journal of clinical nutrition
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Comparative Study
Body mass index and obesity-related metabolic disorders in Taiwanese and US whites and blacks: implications for definitions of overweight and obesity for Asians.
Recommendations based on scanty data have been made to lower the body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) cutoff for obesity in Asians. ⋯ These data suggest a possible need to set lower BMI cutoffs for Asians, but where to draw the line is a complex issue.