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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 06 Apr 2012 at 18:48 GMT

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Title: “WDTV.COM 5 News: Study: U.S. Obesity Rates may be Underestimated”
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv....

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Title: “Are you Certain You're at a Healthy Weight? | www.dailyrx.com”
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Title: “Obesity may be under diagnosed using BMI scale”
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Publication: StLToday.com
Title: “Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say”
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Publication: Catholic Online
Title: “Under new guidelines, even bodybuilders can be termed obese - Health & Wellness - Catholic Online”
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Publication: MSNBC
Title: “Body Mass Index too vague, researchers say - Video on msnbc.com”
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Publication: NY1.com
Title: “CDC Study Suggests Americans May Have A Higher Obesity Rate - NY1.com”
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Publication: MLive.com
Title: “BMI underestimates obesity -- especially in women, study shows | MLive.com”
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Publication: Med Page Today
Title: “Medical News:%20New Obesity Standards Needed, Study Suggests - in Primary Care, Obesity from MedPage Today”
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Publication: Gothamist
Title: “More Americans May Be Obese Than Previously Thought!: Gothamist”
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Publication: WNYC
Title: “BMI Is Flabby Measure of Obesity, Study Shows - WNYC”
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Title: “Scott "Q" Marcus: And you thought you were healthy - Red Bluff Daily News Online”
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Publication: The Week
Title: “Are we underestimating how fat Americans are? - The Week”
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Publication: News Track India
Title: “BMI may understand the epidemic of obesity”
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Publication: The Clinical Advisor
Title: “U.S. obesity epidemic worse than previously thought - The Clinical Advisor”
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Publication: MD News
Title: “MD News - Obesity Epidemic in U.S. Worse Than Previously Thought”
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Publication: CBS Philly
Title: “Study Suggests A Better Way To Measure Obesity « CBS Philly”
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Publication: Diets in Review.com
Title: “Is the American Obesity Rate Higher Than we Thought?”
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Publication: Medical Daily
Title: “Medical Daily: U.S. Obesity Epidemic May Be Worse Than Thought, BMI "Prone to Under-Diagnosis"”
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Publication: abc7chicago.com
Title: “Obesity problem may be bigger than we thought | abc7chicago.com”
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Title: “BMI is Misleading, Study Finds | ATVN”
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Publication: ABC 2 News
Title: “BMI underestimates obesity rate”
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Publication: French Tribune
Title: “BMI Standards ‘Proved’ Faulty by New Research | French Tribune”
http://www.frenchtribune....

Publication: Truthdig
Title: “We're Fatter Than We Thought - Truthdig”
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Publication: Gawker
Title: “Good News: BMI Measurements Are Whack. Bad News: Oh My God, We Are Even Fatter Than We Thought.”
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Publication: Health Goes Strong
Title: “Obesity and BMI | Health Goes Strong”
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Publication: My Fox Phoenix
Title: “BMI May Be Underestimating Obese Women”
http://www.myfoxphoenix.c...

Publication: The Columbus Dispatch
Title: “Study: BMI misses mark on obesity | The Columbus Dispatch”
http://www.dispatch.com/c...

Publication: Global Post
Title: “Study: US obesity rates may be more severe than previously thought | GlobalPost”
http://www.globalpost.com...

Publication: MLive.com
Title: “Question of the day: What are you doing to get fit -- or to stay fit? | MLive.com”
http://www.mlive.com/opin...

Publication: Top News New Zealand
Title: “Researchers Concerned Over the Use of BMI Tool for Measuring Obesity | TopNews New Zealand”
http://topnews.net.nz/con...

Publication: NASDAQ
Title: “BMI Measurement May Underestimate Obesity Levels”
http://www.nasdaq.com/art...

Publication: Cision Wire
Title: “Study Serves Another Strike Against BMI | Cision Wire”
http://www.cisionwire.com...

Publication: Blisstree
Title: “New Obesity Measurements Prove Americans Are Even Fatter”
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Publication: GantDaily.com
Title: “Study says Americans may be fatter than believed | GantDaily.com”
http://gantdaily.com/2012...

Publication: The Globe and Mail
Title: “The BMI myth? You might be fatter than you think - The Globe and Mail”
http://www.theglobeandmai...

Publication: Chicago Tribune
Title: “Study: American Obesity Epidemic Much Worse Than CDC Believes - Chicago Tribune”
http://articles.chicagotr...

Publication: CBN.com
Title: “New Study Finds BMI Formula Misses Mark on Obesity - Health & Science - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com”
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnew...

Publication: Metro.co.uk
Title: “Metro - A Study Has Found: BMI measurements may underestimate obesity”
http://www.metro.us/newyo...

Publication: The Daily Nightly
Title: “The Daily Nightly - The surprising new face of obesity”
http://dailynightly.msnbc...

Publication: Mail Online
Title: “I call it the 'baloney mass index': Why U.S obesity epidemic is far worse than previously thought | Mail Online”
http://www.dailymail.co.u...

Publication: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Title: “'Baloney mass index' putting lives at risk - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)”
http://www.abc.net.au/new...

Publication: HealthNewsDigest.com
Title: “HealthNewsDigest.com”
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Publication: USA Today
Title: “Healthy Perspective: The latest health & wellness news with a dose of conversation - USATODAY.com”
http://yourlife.usatoday....

Publication: CNN
Title: “Obesity rate may be worse than we think - CNN.com”
http://www.cnn.com/2012/0...

Publication: Time Healthland
Title: “Americans May Be Much Fatter Than We Think, Study Says | Healthland | TIME.com”
http://healthland.time.co...

Publication: The Inquisitr
Title: “Obesity In U.S. Worse than CDC Believes, New Study Says”
http://www.inquisitr.com/...

Publication: Diabetes.co.uk
Title: “Obesity in the US could be far higher than official figures suggest”
http://www.diabetes.co.uk...

Publication: Medical News Today
Title: “Obesity Rates In USA Probably Underestimated”
http://www.medicalnewstod...

Publication: Sky Valley Chronicle
Title: “WE MAY ALL BE HEAVIER THAN WE THINK | BREAKING NEWS | Sky Valley Chronicle Washington State News”
http://www.skyvalleychron...

Publication: EmaxHealth
Title: “Americans may be fatter than known, using BMI only”
http://www.emaxhealth.com...

Publication: Opposing Views
Title: “Already Fat Americans May be Fatter than We Think”
http://www.opposingviews....

Publication: Jezebel
Title: “You're Definitely Fat, and So Is Your Unborn Child”
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Publication: Newser
Title: “BMI Says You're Not Obese? Well, You Might Be Anyway - New study suggests new, pricier procedure to determine obesity”
http://www.newser.com/sto...

Publication: LA Times
Title: “Americans may be more obese than they think, researchers say - latimes.com”
http://www.latimes.com/he...

Publication: Indian Country Today Media Network
Title: “BMI Rates Poorly Reflect the Magnitude of the Obesity Crisis - ICTMN.com”
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Publication: Men's Fitness
Title: “Obesity Epidemic is Worse Than Thought - Men's Fitness”
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Publication: Health.com
Title: “Study: Obesity Rate May Be Worse Than We Think - Health News - Health.com”
http://news.health.com/20...

Publication: Fox News
Title: “Study finds BMI may be misleading | Fox News”
http://www.foxnews.com/he...

Publication: Huffington Post
Title: “DXA Scans Show Obesity May Be More Prevalent Than We Thought”
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Publication: MyJoyOnline.com
Title: “US obesity 'higher than thought' | Health”
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Publication: Healthcare Today
Title: “Men may be thinner than they thought | Healthcare Today UK”
http://www.healthcare-tod...

Publication: CBS News HealthPop
Title: “U.S. obesity rates may be underestimated, study finds: Blame BMI test? - HealthPop - CBS News”
http://www.cbsnews.com/83...

Publication: International Business Times
Title: “Obesity in America: Rate Higher Than Previously Thought, BMI Unreliable - International Business Times”
http://www.ibtimes.com/ar...

Publication: Time Healthland
Title: “Americans May Be Much Fatter Than We Think, Study Says | Healthland | TIME.com”
http://healthland.time.co...

Publication: US News and World Report
Title: “Health Buzz: Obesity Rate Higher Than Thought - US News and World Report”
http://health.usnews.com/...

Publication: News.com.au
Title: “BMI may be misleading, survey finds | News.com.au”
http://www.news.com.au/wo...

Publication: Eureka Alert
Title: “Obesity epidemic in America found significantly worse than previously believed”
http://www.eurekalert.org...

Publication: The Times of India
Title: “BMI may be understating obesity epidemic - The Times of India”
http://timesofindia.india...

Publication: Los Angeles Times
Title: “Reliance on BMI understates the true obesity crisis, experts say - latimes.com”
http://www.latimes.com/he...

Publication: Calorie Lab
Title: “Many Overweight in U.S. May Actually Be Obese (CalorieLab Lab Notes)”
http://calorielab.com/lab...

Publication: Web MD
Title: “Obesity Rate in U.S. Higher Than Thought?”
http://www.webmd.com/diet...

Publication: Health Day
Title: “U.S. Women Could Be More Obese Than Believed”
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Publication: US News and World Report
Title: “Study: American Obesity Epidemic Much Worse Than CDC Believes - US News and World Report”
http://www.usnews.com/new...

Publication: Top News New Zealand
Title: “Researchers Claim That Body Mass Index Can be Misleading | TopNews New Zealand”
http://topnews.net.nz/con...

Publication: Top News Arab Emirates
Title: “The BMI Scales Are Wrong | TopNews Arab Emirates”
http://topnews.ae/content...

Publication: Herald Sun
Title: “BMI may be misleading, survey finds | Herald Sun”
http://www.heraldsun.com....

Publication: BBC
Title: “BBC News - US obesity 'higher than thought'”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...

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RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 13 Apr 2012 at 22:06 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: PR.com
Title: “EatSmart Precision GetFit Digital Body Fat Scale Helps Monitor Body Fat Instead of BMI - PR.com”
http://www.pr.com/press-r...

Publication: ProCon.org
Title: “Obesity Rate in United States Close to 60% Reports New Study - ProCon.org”
http://www.procon.org/hea...

Publication: The Ukiah Daily Journal
Title: “Striving For Imperfection- And you thought you were healthy - Ukiah Daily Journal”
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RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 08 Jun 2012 at 21:51 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: University of Oxford Practical Ethics
Title: “Banning Junk Food Ads On Disney Media Outlets: A 'Game-Changer' or a Mickey Mouse Measure? | Practical Ethics”
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Media Coverage of This Article

PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 03 Sep 2013 at 22:58 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: TIME
Title: “Why BMI Isn't The Best Measure for Weight (or Health) | TIME.com”
http://healthland.time.co...

If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.

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