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Most US and Japanese Adults with High BMI Lack Obesity Diagnosis

A study finds nearly 30% of US adults and over 97% of Japanese adults with high BMI were not diagnosed with obesity.

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A study published in Obesity on 2026-08-31 found that nearly 30% of adults with an elevated BMI in the U.S. did not receive an obesity diagnosis from a healthcare professional. [1] More than 97% of adults with a high BMI in Japan did not receive a diagnosis for obesity, according to findings from the CALOR study. [2] Endocrinologist Dr. Vaishali Deshmukh of Deshmukh Clinic in Pune states that persistent, unwanted thoughts about food are termed 'food noise' and are distinct from ordinary physical hunger. [3] Adults diagnosed with obesity had a higher prevalence of obesity-related conditions compared to those who were undiagnosed, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. [4] Dr. Deshmukh warns that food noise is an emerging scientific construct and should not be treated as a formal diagnosis or assumed to occur in everyone with obesity. [5] The 2025 Food Noise Questionnaire, published in Obesity, was developed to measure persistent food-related thoughts that can interfere with daily life and make healthy behaviors harder to follow. [6] A meta-analysis in Obesity Reviews found that stronger reactivity to food cues, such as ads or photos of food, and craving predicted greater eating and weight-related outcomes. [7]
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  1. A study published in Obesity on 2026-08-31 found that nearly 30% of adults with an elevated BMI in the U.S. did not receive an obesity diagnosis from a healthcare professional. · healio.com
  2. More than 97% of adults with a high BMI in Japan did not receive a diagnosis for obesity, according to findings from the CALOR study. · healio.com
  3. Endocrinologist Dr. Vaishali Deshmukh of Deshmukh Clinic in Pune states that persistent, unwanted thoughts about food are termed 'food noise' and are distinct from ordinary physical hunger. · Hindustan Times
  4. Adults diagnosed with obesity had a higher prevalence of obesity-related conditions compared to those who were undiagnosed, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. · healio.com
  5. Dr. Deshmukh warns that food noise is an emerging scientific construct and should not be treated as a formal diagnosis or assumed to occur in everyone with obesity. · Hindustan Times
  6. The 2025 Food Noise Questionnaire, published in Obesity, was developed to measure persistent food-related thoughts that can interfere with daily life and make healthy behaviors harder to follow. · Hindustan Times
  7. A meta-analysis in Obesity Reviews found that stronger reactivity to food cues, such as ads or photos of food, and craving predicted greater eating and weight-related outcomes. · Hindustan Times
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