http://www.lifeclinic.com/fullpage.aspx?prid=524269&type=1Curious, she and graduate student Lindsay Hecht went to the NFL's official Web site and retrieved height-and-weight statistics for 2,168 players who were active during the 2003-2004 season.
Almost all the players -- 97 percent of them -- were statistically overweight, with a BMI of at least 25, the researchers reported.
More than half -- 56 percent -- fell into "obese class 1" -- equivalent to a 6-foot man weighing between 220-260 pounds. That's almost double the percentage of class 1 obesity seen among young American males as a whole, the researchers said.
Then there's the 29 percent of pro football players whose weight gain definitely needs intercepting, as they enter class 2 or even 3 obesity, the researchers said.
At that point, Harp said, "it's definitely not all muscle. There's no way that's not obese."
