More than two-thirds of Hongkongers are unaware obesity is considered a clinical disease, survey says

More than 70 per cent of adults in Hong Kong are unaware obesity has been considered a disease by the world’s health watchdog for almost two decades, a new survey has said.

Dr Francis Chow Chun-chung, president of the association, called on the government to officially class obesity as a disease to help raise awareness. The most common method used to classify excess weight and obesity in adults is the body mass index . It is calculated by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by their height in metres squared.

The government’s study used a lower obesity threshold than the WHO, at a BMI reading of 25. There is no international consensus on what BMI level makes a person overweight or obese.

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