“Study demolishes the myth that exercise makes up for obesity”
Men who were obese but fit had a 30 percent higher risk of premature death, compared to thin couch potatoes.
- National Post: Fat but fit worse than slim and lazy: Study demolishes myth that exercise makes up for obesity, scientists say
- Int. J. Epidemiol: Aerobic fitness in late adolescence and the risk of early death: a prospective cohort study of 1.3 million Swedish men
Interestingly the whole idea that moderate excess weight might be good – the so called obesity paradox – is probably fake. According to a recent study it can be explained by the fact that smoking and many diseases cause weight loss:
Obesity: Smoking and reverse causation create an obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease
When excluding smokers and people who recently lost weight, the normal weight people lived the longest.
To be a non-smoker and at normal weight is probably best for a long life – just as one might expect. And to be fit is a bonus.
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“Take Off that Fitbit. Exercise Alone Won’t Make You Lose Weight.”
But not enough to scare them and change their habits.
See figure 7
http://www.thelancet.com/action/showFullTextImages?pii=S0140-6736%280...
this quiz posted on Medscape:
http://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/844920?src=wnl_edit_specol&...
Seems disingenuously overly influenced
by the pharma ads accompanying it.
Might be behind a paywall.