09-05-2020, 09:41 AM
(09-05-2020, 08:19 AM)Mick Wrote: We all know that obesity and attendant comorbidity factors impact death and illness rates from the coronavirus, as it did this gentleman:Congrats. If I am doing the math, you've lost over 40 pounds.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-ma...r-BB18IMXH
I'm 6'1". This NIH chart claims I am overweight at 189 pounds, obese at 221 (30 BMI). Seems a tad off, but okay. When I took a coronavirus test, the sensitive group was pegged at a 40 BMI.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educati...Weight.pdf
And the WHO predicts over 400,000 U. S. deaths by January 1:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/key-coro...jan-1.html
I envy 189. I aim at 197, but am ususally around 200-202. I feel fit at that weight, however.
I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness - yeah, and a little looking out for the other fella, too.