Skinny fat is a very popular phrase that is widespread across the internet, especially on social media. As a very young science, at present it is grossly misunderstood. So, what is skinny fat science, exactly? Technically, skinny fat is normal weight obesity (NWO) and scientifically/medically defined (1) as having too much/excess body fat even when within healthy/safe/normal Standard BMI (2), which is 18.5 to 24.99. In 2006, A De Lorenzo (3, 21) is credited with the first (4) known use of the term normal weight obesity. Subsequently, later that same year Dr. Jimmy Bell (5, 39) coined the acronym TOFI — “thin on the outside, fat on the inside” — which has come to commonly be known as skinny fat. By roughly 2010, skinny fat started to emerge as a term in health and fitness communities. The first NIH normal weight obesity definition was published in 2016 (1). As of 2024, skinny fat is not yet for....(continue) Nure alam Siddique (Mamun) +8801918539581