BMI 25 Is the Wrong Cutoff for 2.3 Billion People: The WHO Asia-Pacific Numbers Most Calculators Skip

WHO's 2004 Expert Consultation set the Asia-Pacific overweight cutoff at BMI 23 and obesity at 27.5 — not 25 / 30 — because Asian populations carry 3-5 percentage points more body fat at the same BMI. Healthline, Mayo, and CDC consumer calculators show only the global numbers. A 1.70 m / 66.5 kg adult lands at BMI 23.0: 'normal' globally, 'overweight' under the cutoff that applies to roughly half the planet.