UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Losing 73 pounds in 15 months is cause for celebration - but according to the body mass index (BMI) calculations, Deborah Dunn would still meet the BMI criteria for obesity.
After years of following the rules of a popular weight loss program, the nurse from Mechanicsburg hit a wall when she gained significant fat around her midsection during menopause. Now 73, she has lost enough weight to reverse her type 2 diabetes, ease her joint pain and enjoy the gym again.
"It's frustrating that after losing all this weight, I'm still considered to have obesity," said Dunn. "I'm from Pennsylvania Dutch stock. I have muscular legs...