Footnote

a “Some experts feel that you are obese if you exceed the ‘desirable’ weight . . . for your height, build and age by more than 20 per cent.”​—The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide, page 501. See also Awake! of May 8, 1994, “Young People Ask . . . How Can I Lose Weight?” and May 22, 1989, “Is Losing Weight a Losing Battle?”