Hi
My dad is 6 foot and 280lbs and in his mid sixties.
He isn't willing to engage in losing any weight despite there being mounting associated health issues. He says "ill have to get fit" but doesn't do anything about it.
He is now an grandfather of three grand kids and is besotted with them.
What I would like to explain to him is that there are very few people his weight in their mid seventies and even less in their 80s. I think the only way to get him to take his weight seriously is to have some hard facts on his life expectancy if he maintains such a high weight.
So my question is, are there a lot of people who are morbidly obese in their 70s and 80s? How big is the reduction in the proportion of people who have a BMI of 35 and above as people get into their later years. I'd assume the proportion of people like this will reduce quicker as thiner people live longer.
If I am able to demonstrate categorically that people at his weight and health have a much smaller chance of seeing their grandkids finish school, it might help him to start tackling his weight.
Any help appreciated
(I appreciate this might seem a bit cold. But I promise you I have a fantastic relationship with him. I just want to explain to him probably only one time, his stastitical chances of seeing his grandkids grow up. Then he can decide and I won't mention it again, but I need to be sure I have the facts first)
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