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		michael_h on July 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Living outside America Based on BMI, yes? According to that, I believe Brad Pitt at his peak was classified as 'obese'. There is a weight problem, but our tools for measuring it are subpar.

Alex3917 on July 2, 2012 | [–]

Yes, based on BMI. I know BMI isn't always accurate for each individual, but I'm assuming that it's more or less evens out on the population level.

xiaoma on July 2, 2012 | [–]

In all of the movie bios I've seen he was between 155-165lbs. In fight club, for example, his BMI was about 22.5

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