Who is, and what are the credentials/income of the "obesity expert" that called Jordin Sparks fat?

Is MeMe Roth a doctor, or a health researcher? Does her main income come from working to make people healthier, or from companies trying to help people loose weight? Check out Penn & Teller's BullSh*t Episode on Obesity to find out why the hurtful comments about Jordin Sparks are probably fueled by corporate greed in the weight loss industy. I really want to know what Mimi Roth's background is... and who signs her paychecks. The BMI (Body Mass Index) is a mathematical equation developed by Adolphe Quetelet between 1830-1850 to quote Wiki: "The BMI is meant to broadly categorize populations for purely statistical purposes. As noted, its accuracy in relation to actual levels of body fat is EASILY DISTORTED by such factors as fitness level, muscle mass, bone structure, gender, and ethnicity. People who are mesomorphic tend to have higher BMI numbers than people who are endomorphic, because they have greater bone mass and greater muscle mass, respectively, than do endomorphic individuals." Jordin Sparks is not squishy, she's toned, but curvy. She has gotten slightly smaller & more toned since her first audition, but her bone structure is obviously nothing like Richie/Lohan/Anorexic etc. "These ranges of BMI values are valid only as statistical categories when applied to adults, and do not predict health."

Public Comments

  1. Someone was bound to come out and start harping on her weight instead of complimenting her success I wish America would realize We all don't want to be Skinny B*itches!!! but we can still be sucessful.
  2. she works for national action against obesity http://www.actionagainstobesity.com/NationalActionAgainstObesity/National%20Action%20Against%20Obesity.html i do not think she is a doctor, because they don't mention it on the website.
  3. Thanks for all your info on BMI (body mass index) but just to let you know, BMI is NOT the same as BODY FAT %... Jordin Sparks is fat. There is no doubt about it... she needs to go to the gym, or she'll end up just like the rest of the obese people in this country -- with diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, etc etc etc... I don't advocate the Olsen/Lohan/Richie look of starvation (they are ruining their health in the opposite way), but I do advocate for myself and everyone a healthy body fat %. If Jordin had her body fat % tested, I would bet you that she is WELL OVER the 18-23% bodyfat that is considered both normal and healthy for a female her age... After over 15 years of consistantly training at the gym (and seeing myself and many others at varying body fat %), I'm pretty good at guessing... Jordin looks like she probably checks in at anywhere from 28-38% body fat... that is FAT (who knows and who cares what her BMI is... Body Fat % is what really matters... a body builder with 4% body fat can have a BMI that is "too high" and yet not be so). This has nothing to do with getting paid... the girl is fat and will be healthier if she changes her body composition (not necessarily weight) by adding more muscle and burning off some of her EXCESS fat... This is a suggestion for her HEALTH, not even for image.
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