Saturday 31 August 2013

Finally, Scientists got it right. You CAN be fat and fit


Curvaceous celebrities such as Nigella Lawson, Adele and Lisa Riley have long claimed it is possible to be well-covered and fighting fit.

The general consensus is that to be healthy a person should be lean but new research has shown that the chef, singer and actress' lifestyle mantra could actually be correct.
The researchers said that 'healthy obesity' does exist and that doctors should take the concept more seriously to ensure that those at greatest risk of obesity-related disease get the treatment they need.


The German researchers said that a category of 'metabolically healthy obesity' must be clearly defined so that surgery and other expensive treatments can be saved for those who need them the most, according to a report in The Times.

Waist size, physical fitness, fat around the organs and low insulin resistance could all be used as markers for the new category, as evidence mounts that Body Mass Index (BMI) is a crude marker of health, they say.

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