"If the height/weight charts say you are 5 pounds too heavy, or even 50 pounds or more too heavy, it..."

“If the height/weight charts say you are 5 pounds too heavy, or even 50 pounds or more too heavy, it is of little or no consequence healthwise-as long as you are physically fit. On the other hand, if you are a couch potato, being thin provides absolutely no assurance of good health, and does nothing to increase your chances of living a long life.”

- Steven Blair, P.E.D., Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, 1997