Here's what typically makes someone eligible: BMI Requirements Primary eligibility usually requires: BMI of 30 or higher (classified as obesity), OR BMI of 27 or higher with at least one weight-related health condition Your BMI is calculated using your height and weight, but it's important to remember that BMI doesn't tell the whole story about your health
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doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1752204 Received 22 November 2025 Revised 15 April 2026 Accepted 21 April 2026 Published 15 May 2026 Volume 17 - 2026 Edited by Sathish Kumar Natarajan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States Reviewed by Fabio Vivarelli, University of Bologna, Italy Vijay Radhakrishnan, University of Missouri, United States Updates Copyright 2026 Mahalingam, Kharbanda, Casey and Rasineni
This is where thoughtful formulation becomes essential, he says
High-protein dog foods that contain a lot of meat, organ meat, poultry, fish, egg, or dairy get some of their vitamin B12 from these ingredients