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Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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- New health-based definition of childhood obesity shows lower prevalenceA large international study led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute found that a new global definition of clinical obesity, which considers health complications, classifies far fewer children as obese compared to BMI thresholds. The study involved 786,557 participants from multiple countries and was published in eClinicalMedicine.Stable1 sources · 6 evidence2026-10-06 22:10