Obese people who are otherwise healthy are still more likely to have their lives cut short by fatal diseases, researchers have warned – concluding that being ‘fat but fit’ is impossible.
A new study from the University of Birmingham looked at whether or not an overweight person who does not have diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol is just as fit as a person with a healthy weight.
But it found that they are more likely to develop heart failure, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, which causes strokes.
The new report adds to a slew of evidence showing that even being ‘fat but fit’ is not achievable, and scientists are warning that using the term is misleading and dangerous.
