Disproportionate increase in BMI of ≥60 kg/m in the USA

Authors

Michael Kachmar, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Vance L. Albaugh, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Shengping Yang, Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Florina Corpodean, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Steven B. Heymsfield, Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
David S. Freedman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Philip R. Schauer, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

4-24-2025

Publication Title

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

First Page

463

Last Page

465

PubMed ID

40288378

Volume

13

Issue

6

Recommended Citation

Kachmar, Michael; Albaugh, Vance L.; Yang, Shengping; Corpodean, Florina; Heymsfield, Steven B.; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Freedman, David S.; and Schauer, Philip R., "Disproportionate increase in BMI of ≥60 kg/m in the USA" (2025). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 3785.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/3785
10.1016/S2213-8587(25)00069-5