{
  "id": 1444943,
  "title": "1 in 5 normal-weight Korean women see themselves as obese",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/1-in-5-normal-weight-korean-women-see-themselves-as-obese-1444943",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260817/1-in-5-normal-weight-korean-women-see-themselves-as-obese"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "1 in 5 normal-weight Korean women see themselves as obese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/1-in-5-normal-weight-korean-women-see-themselves-as-obese",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:07:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}