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National Institutes of Health lowers the thresholds for "obesity" and people considered "overweight."

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Under the old criteria, a 5 foot 4 inch person would be considered overweight if they weighed 155 pounds or more. Under the new definition, the same person is considered overweight at 145 pounds or more.

CNN writes: “millions of Americans became ‘fat’ Wednesday — even if they didn't gain a pound" (CNN, 1998).