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New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the internationally recognized body mass index (BMI) cut-off points greatly ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the ...

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that ...

Data were analysed using statistical modelling. A total of 1,297 adults completed the survey: median age 44 years, and median BMI 28.4 kg/m 2. Over a third (35%) identified as male, 62% as female, 0.3 ...