1 in 5 normal-weight Korean women see themselves as obese
Nearly two in 10 normal-weight Korean women perceive themselves as obese, according to a recent survey. The findings are raising concerns over the use of increasingly popular injectable weight-loss drugs among people who are not obese. According to a survey by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO), Monday, 18.9 percent of normal-weight women aged 20 or older perceived themselves as…
In Korea, nearly one-fifth of normal-weight women perceive themselves as obese, according to a recent survey conducted by the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity. The survey, which analyzed data from 2022 to 2024, found that 18.9% of women aged 20 or older who are at a normal weight for their height believed they were obese.
This figure is significantly higher than among normal-weight men, where only 4.1% perceived themselves as obese. The Korean Society for the Study of Obesity's obesity treatment guidelines classify Body Mass Index (BMI) into five categories, with a BMI of 25 or higher indicating stage 3 obesity. The high rate of perceived obesity among normal-weight women raises concerns about the use of injectable weight-loss drugs among individuals who are not actually obese.
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