It is still the same week of the now historical inauguration of President Obama. Since I was working, I did not see the non-stop coverage on every news channel of the drive to the church a block away, the parade, the crowds, the views of every little this and that to kill time waiting for something to happen, and then the coverage of the drive to the ten inaugural balls that evening. I heard my favorite network had 15 hours of coverage of the whole thing!
Of course this was a fantastic event and not to undermine the day, but the media does like to take a good-great thing and just wring the heck out of it…
One of my co-workers mentioned that one news commentator brought up, again, that President Obama was “too skinny.”
A terrible, and insulting word in my opinion, however, luckily for the President, he is NOT considered “skinny.”
If the reports are to be believed, he is a 6’2” and approximately 190 pounds. With only that to go on, that gives him a body mass index (BMI) of 24.4, placing him in the “normal” weight category.
If our dear president gains a mere five pounds and becomes 195, giving him with a BMI of 25.0 and in the overweight category America! One does not go from skinny to overweight with a five-pound weight gain.
What is wrong with someone that states a man of 6’2” and 190 pounds is “skinny.”
He may be “lean” – with a low body fat percentage for sure, emphasizing one reason that BMI is not the best way to measure a persons “health” or “weight.” However it still indicates that he is in a healthy weight range for now – and should not be concerned about gaining weight.
He does need to keep in mind his smoking habit…and how it affects his health
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