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The way obesity is measured throughout the EU and OECD countries is significantly flawed. A new paper by Instituto Bruno Leoni shows that existing international comparisons measuring obesity are flawed as a result of inaccurate data being compiled on a national level. This creates a recurrent distortion of statistics on obesity and overweight and leads to significant problems in policymaking. These discrepancies present real difficulties for policymakers and researchers because without reliable data, they cannot correctly evaluate the efficacy of their policies. The fact that countries compile their datasets differently makes international comparison redundant and ineffective. If two countries with identical levels of obesity gather their data differently it creates misleading results. If country A uses self-assessment surveys which tend to underestimate individuals’ Body Mass Index (BMI), and country B uses experts to take accurate readings, then the international compa ....