Being fat and fit is better than being thin and sedentary, study says - The Boston Globe

Contributed By TriFatlete | Published: Dec 5, 2007


When it comes to living longer, fitness may trump fatness, US researchers said yesterday. more stories like this * Anti-obesity program helps parents help kids make healthy choices * N.H. first lady endorses Clinton * Some say eating contests in bad taste * Being fat may be healthy * Dangers of being overweight less dire than thought, researchers say * Men and women who were fit, as judged by a treadmill test, but were overweight or obese had a lower mortality risk than those of normal weight but low fitness levels, the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed.

Tags: fitness, weightloss, fat, weight, mortality

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