New Obesity Definition Stirs Debate

JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed.” Related Content: Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2026.6389?utm_campaign=podcasts&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=public Podcast was originally published on May 15, 2026. https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/audio-player/10.1001/jama.2026.7824?utm_campaign=podcasts&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=public --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow JAMA Medical News on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4VOPuLXRs1e9tWtynb7O3xyHkV7NhZET Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jama-medical-news-discussing-timely-topics-in-clinical/id1244256551 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6UCoRBYplcNfHPBjAEyVkN Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/mcq6 Your podcast app of choice: https://pod.link/1244256551 Website: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/jama-medical-news --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more from JAMA • https://www.jama.com • https://www.facebook.com/JAMAJournal • https://www.twitter.com/JAMA_Current • https://www.linkedin.com/company/jamanetwork Follow the JAMA Network • https://www.jamanetwork.com • http://www.jamanetworkaudio.com • https://www.facebook.com/JAMANetwork • https://www.twitter.com/JAMANetwork • https://www.instagram.com/JAMANetwork • https://www.pinterest.com/JAMANetwork