Ex Giants and Colts QB Jared Lorenzen and his lifelong battle with his weight, by Tom

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Ex-NFL QB Jared Lorenzen's lifelong battle with weight

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[NDPhilly]

Lifelong battle with weight lol. Like it's some sort of diesease.

 

[BGIF]

Lifelong battle with weight lol. Like it's some sort of diesease.

"Diesease"?

As in a disease people die from?

Last year the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. The American Heart Association treats obesity like a disease.

 

[NDRock]

Saw a commercial the other day for a show about athletes who are trying to lose weight. The ex-NFL QB Scott Mitchell is on it, he's huge. Must be those left QBs.

 

[dublinirish]

Saw a commercial the other day for a show about athletes who are trying to lose weight. The ex-NFL QB Scott Mitchell is on it, he's huge. Must be those left QBs.

Yeah The Biggest Loser, Damien Woody formerly of the NY Jets is on it too.

Rulon Gardner was another former contestant he went from being an Olympic Gold Medalist to 474 lbs!

Rulon Gardner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[wizards8507]

Lifelong battle with weight lol. Like it's some sort of diesease.

"Diesease"?

As in a disease people die from?

Last year the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. The American Heart Association treats obesity like a disease.

People who are obese (seriously):

Manti Te'o
Eddie Lacy
Tarean Folston

Greg Bryant and Jaylon Smith are close, with BMIs of 29.4 and 29.8. Obesity is a made up term based solely on BMI, a metric that has proven time and time again to have virtually zero correlation with an individual's health.

 

[BGIF]

People who are obese (seriously):

Manti Te'o
Eddie Lacy
Tarean Folston

Greg Bryant and Jaylon Smith are close, with BMIs of 29.4 and 29.8. Obesity is a made up term based solely on BMI, a metric that has proven time and time again to have virtually zero correlation with an individual's health.

Obesity: MedlinePlus

Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her height.

Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might affect your weight include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods, and not being physically active.

They are not talking about college or pro prime athletes pumping iron, burning 4000 calories, and in a training regimen. Each of the people you cite has low body fat and a great cardiovascular system. None have been diagnosed with CAD, DM, or COPD, among others, nor would I expect them to be at 20-25.

 

[wizards8507]

Obesity: MedlinePlus

They are not talking about college or pro prime athletes pumping iron, burning 4000 calories, and in a training regimen. Each of the people you cite has low body fat and a great cardiovascular system. None have been diagnosed with CAD, DM, or COPD, among others, nor would I expect them to be at 20-25.

I don't know who "MedlinePlus" is, but the federal government, i.e. the CDC, states "An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese."

If someone has COPD, diagnose them with COPD. My point is that there are a vast number of people for whom weight is just a number and who don't suffer from any of those ailments that are tangentially related to obesity.