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Warren Buffet is Overweight

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Peter Pham
Jan 23, 2026
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People cite him dangle $10,000 checks to stay under 173 pounds and calling it “mental fortitude.”

But here’s what’s quietly strange:

At ~5’10”, 174 lbs is overweight. On the BMI scale it’s roughly 25, which is the overweight threshold—fyi obesity starts at 30.

So if the bar is “stay under 173,” he’s not signaling superhuman discipline.

He’s signaling somet…

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