Skinny Fat Is More Than Just Normal-Weight Obesity
Reading Time: 8 minutesFirst mentioned in the official literature in 2006 (1), the first known NIH definition for skinny fat was normal-weight obesity in 2016 (2). “Normal-weight obesity syndrome is characterized by excess body fat in individuals with adequate body mass index (18.5-24.9 kg/m(2))” At least one problem with that initial definition is that it directly contradicts the...
