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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The Mussolini fascist regime also obsessed about physical fitness.
Unbelievable headline. The doctor spent an hour detailing how healthy Trump is and THIS is the headline. They are so low.
President exercises too much, fat shames people by being in great shape, abuses Barron by denying him McDonalds.
Alternate headline.
It takes time to exercise.
I work out in the gym every day for 90 minutes, but I am retired. The President has a lot to do.
Aren’t these the same people that want Oprah?
I want to know what the WOOKIES BMI is, we wont even bother with Obunghole, people dying very slowly with AIDS don’t have much fat on them anyway.
Dear Mr. President:
I lost 15 pounds (from 180 to 165) in about four months, just based on a change of eating habits. I don’t exercise either. I’m your age.
I feel much better since losing the weight and I know my heart, spine and joints appreciate it!
You can do it too!
Can’t wait to hear about Oprah’s medical results when she’s presidentte.
Did CNN ever talk about Barry smoking cigs, smoking pot, snorting coke or smoking the baloney pony? /rhet
not just a racist, but a fat racist
Another CNN hit piece.
Every time he goes to play golf he should tweet. Exercising per Doctors order.
Okay. Whatever.
I tend not to think the National Guard will be needed to handle this issue.
Some people thrive off of chaos, confrontation, tension and uncertainty, The President being one of them.Their first instinct is not to hide, but to confront in some direct manner.
Not like that manly Obama using those one pound dumbbells.
White House physician says Trump in ‘excellent health,’ has no cognitive problems — but should lose weight
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/16/white-house-physician-details-president-trumps-health-check-up.html
Like they were about Bill Clinton. No,...wait.
“Aren’t these the same people that want Oprah?”
Now that right there was funny.
And soooooo right on target.
doesn't exercise, yet all they do is whine about him playing golf...
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