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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