Il presidente con il BMI più alto è William Howard Taft.

Oltre a Taft, i presidenti considerati obesi (IMC > 30) sono Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt e Donald Trump. I presidenti considerati in sovrappeso (IMC 25-30) sono Chester A. Arthur, Bill Clinton, John Quincy Adams, James Buchanan, James Polk, Martin Van Buren, Rutherford B. Hayes, George W. Bush, Millard Fillmore, Zachary Taylor, Gerald Ford, Benjamin Harrison, Herbert Hoover, James Monroe e George Bush.

Di seguito è riportato l'elenco dei presidenti degli Stati Uniti con IMC pari o superiore a 25:

PresidentePeso (libbre)AltezzaBMI
William Howard Taft340 libbre6′46.6
Grover Cleveland260 libbre5′ 11″36.4
William McKinley199 libbre5′ 7″31.2
Donald Trump239 libbre6′ 2″30.3
Theodore Roosevelt210 libbre5′ 10″30.1
Chester A. Arthur224 libbre6′ 2″28.7
Bill Clinton223 libbre6′ 2″28.6
John Quincy Adams175 libbre5′ 7″27.2
James Buchanan198 libbre6′ 0″26.8
James K. Polk174 libbre5′ 8″26.4
Martin Van Buren164 libbre5′ 6″26.4
Rutherford B. Hayes175 libbre5′ 9″26.2
George W. Bush191 libbre6′26.1
Millard Fillmore174 libbre5′ 9″25.8
Zachary Taylor170 libbre5′ 8″25.8
Gerald Ford190 libbre6′ 0″25.7
Benjamin Harrison160 libbre5′ 6″25.7
Herbert Hoover187 libbre6′25.6
James Monroe189 libbre6′ 0″25.6
George H. W. Bush196 libbre6′ 2″25.2

Fonti:

https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-weight/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108096/us-presidents-weights/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115255/us-presidents-heights/