The Undertall Syndrome
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:19 pm
This problem, assuming you see it that way, of being overweight or in a somewhat less politically correct terminology, fat may not be what it seems.
There is a large body of evidence out there that clearly shows the problem is not people being overweight, but rather undertall. Yes, you heard it right, thinking out of the box as they say. Not convinced, well consider this. If you use a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator and you are 5’5 and weigh 200 pounds your BMI is 33.3 and you are obese plain and simple, but if you grow to 6’4 your BMI drops to 24.3 and you are right in the correct weight zone.
Now, this is not an entirely new idea. Back in the 1930s Laurel and Hardy had a movie again proving this point. Both were jailed in a dungeon, Oliver was placed on a rack and stretched to well over six feet. Stan was squeezed in a press. One walked out taller and thinner and the other shorter and now overweight. Hey, we are talking 1930s technology here.
Even if you don’t buy the BMI theory, how about considering the waist line methodology? Experts say a generous waistline is even a better indicator of poor health potential and suggest that men should have a waist less than 40 inches. That too fits nicely into the undertall theory because if you take a person 5’5 and raise them to 6’ the extra inches have to come from some place and where else but the middle? So there you have it the 42 waist simply has to shrink to 35 to allow for the 7 growth.
This vital information is probably not something you want to share widely, it could devastate the diet industry and I don’t want to end up on some weight control system hit list. Feel free to use the undertall theory for your personal use and you probably also want to share it with your doctor, especially your plastic surgeon.
P.S. I cannot take credit for this methodology, it was first developed (or revitalized after the 1930s) by my friend Curt who claims to suffer from the aforementioned condition.
Ops, I have to go now, my 3rd pounder is ready. "Will you super-size the fries please." Please hand me the salt, I'm too short to reach it. :wah::wah::wah:
There is a large body of evidence out there that clearly shows the problem is not people being overweight, but rather undertall. Yes, you heard it right, thinking out of the box as they say. Not convinced, well consider this. If you use a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator and you are 5’5 and weigh 200 pounds your BMI is 33.3 and you are obese plain and simple, but if you grow to 6’4 your BMI drops to 24.3 and you are right in the correct weight zone.
Now, this is not an entirely new idea. Back in the 1930s Laurel and Hardy had a movie again proving this point. Both were jailed in a dungeon, Oliver was placed on a rack and stretched to well over six feet. Stan was squeezed in a press. One walked out taller and thinner and the other shorter and now overweight. Hey, we are talking 1930s technology here.
Even if you don’t buy the BMI theory, how about considering the waist line methodology? Experts say a generous waistline is even a better indicator of poor health potential and suggest that men should have a waist less than 40 inches. That too fits nicely into the undertall theory because if you take a person 5’5 and raise them to 6’ the extra inches have to come from some place and where else but the middle? So there you have it the 42 waist simply has to shrink to 35 to allow for the 7 growth.
This vital information is probably not something you want to share widely, it could devastate the diet industry and I don’t want to end up on some weight control system hit list. Feel free to use the undertall theory for your personal use and you probably also want to share it with your doctor, especially your plastic surgeon.
P.S. I cannot take credit for this methodology, it was first developed (or revitalized after the 1930s) by my friend Curt who claims to suffer from the aforementioned condition.
Ops, I have to go now, my 3rd pounder is ready. "Will you super-size the fries please." Please hand me the salt, I'm too short to reach it. :wah::wah::wah:
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