Today's BBC coverage referred to Trump as "clinically obese"...

[brooklynite]

Imagine if a US media outlet used that term.

[idziak4ever1234]

1. Is that better or worse than morbidly obese?

[Sneederbunk]

14. How many words for fat are there?

[Siwsan]

2. Every report I've heard (MSNBC and CNN) is referring to his obesity as being a big 'at risk' factor.

Not sure about Fox, but this must be driving him mad.

[underpants]

4. See below

[underpants]

3. Fox actually mentioned his weight

Dr. Siegel was on. He’s the one in the Man Woman Person Camera TV interview.

He mentioned Trump’s weight and heart condition. The word obese was used. I think it was that he’s “near obesity”.

[bullwinkle428]

7. "Near obesity"? Does this mean that Usain Bolt is "near fast"?

[underpants]

9. LOL

[Siwsan]

8. Well, this might help ease his weight issue

I know my brother had a hard time eating when he had Covid. (He's a school bus driver - no surprise he got it, back in February.)

[Hugin]

5. I'm not sure if that's the same as "Obvious-to-the-layperson" Obese.

Are there any specialists in the house who could clarify the terminology?

[redstatebluegirl]

6. One of the doctors on CNN just used that term to describe him.

[bullimiami]

10. I think the actual term for him is morbidly obese.

An individual is considered morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds over his/her ideal body weight, has a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 or more and experiencing obesity-related health conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.

[Klaralven]

12. 6' 3" and 284 gives a BMI of 35.5

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

[bullimiami]

13. Statins, Heart disease, Blood pressure. And is that height and weight accurate?

[Klaralven]

16. I think his "official" weight is 248, but someone gave 284 earlier today in a post

That's more likely correct, since he looks pretty portly.

It's harder to lie about your height, because you stand next to people and objects with known dimensions. But he could be using lifts and you might deduct an inch for his fluffy hairdo.

[Rice4VP]

11. CNN has been calling him obese all morning

[Sneederbunk]

15. CNN also says he is 244 pounds. No way.