Posted on 01/16/2018 6:48:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
(CNN)President Donald Trump's doctor, Dr. Ronny Jackson, characterized the president's health as "excellent," but like the majority of Americans, Trump is overweight and he doesn't get enough exercise.
The President weighs 239 pounds. That means he's gained 3 pounds over the last year, according to his last official records. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, Trump had a body mass index, or BMI, that puts him in the "overweight" range, according to the National Institutes of Health's online BMI calculator. Being overweight is simply defined as a person whose weight is higher than what is considered a normal weight adjusted for height. The President is one pound shy of being considered obese, according to these calculations.
He is not alone. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, more than one in three adults were considered to be overweight and more than one in three were considered obese. That means the percentage of adults age 20 and older who are overweight or obese is 70.7%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
BMI, however, is considered by some experts too limited a measure, since this calculation doesn't distinguish between fat and muscle. It's the fat, rather than the weight, that hurts your health. A better way to measure obesity is an X-ray, which can distinguish between fat and other innards. Or some hospitals use a bioelectrical impedance analysis, which runs an electrical current through body tissue to determine fat composition. Even measuring waist circumference is thought to be a better measure of fat than BMI. None of those tests was performed. A doctor could even eyeball it and if the patient's waist is bigger than the hips, the risk of premature death is considered much higher for that person than someone whose waist circumference is smaller.
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That never gets old.
Take Coenzyme Q10 (especially something like Quonol, which is more bioavailable) for that part failure. Also, check out Life Extension Foundation lef.com
Good luck.
His mother died at 88, and his father at 93. Yeah, he has good genes.
Yep, I was 6’2”, 225 lbs with very little fat when i graduated from high school. 20 years later, i had a doctor tell me that i should be around 180-185. I told him the last that I weighed that, I was 15 years old - it’s not going to happen. 220-225 is my optimum weight and anything below 210 and i start feeling and looking bad.
I’m not fat, I’m just easy to see.
Overweight people who exercise regularly are healthier than skinny people that don’t exercise.
After weeks of eager anticipation and hope that the President’s physical and mental health were in “circling the drain” mode, yesterday’s very positive health report left the “media” crestfallen and despondent. The disappointment was as thick in the air as Whoopi Goldberg’s body stench. The fact Trump’s a bit overweight is their consolation prize, and they’re milking it dry.
Thanks, GraceG!
I’ve been using Bowflex for years because it’s more convenient to work out w/o having to plan much. Not the same as a gym but also retired and don’t need as much straining to do the job for what i want/need these days. Also have a treadmill and Exercycle with the flat seat and forward pedals.
“Aren’t these the same people that want Oprah?”
It’s different if THEY have an overweight president. And Trump is a bit overweight. Oprah is simply a cow.
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