Worse heart health noticed in fat people, even in those who exercise
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Updated: Jan 23, 2021 14:47 IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], December 23 (ANI): While some people may believe that physical activity can help mitigate the effects of excess body weight, a new study, however, counters it. The study advocates that physical activity does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on heart health.
The study was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
"One cannot be 'fat but healthy'," said study author Dr Alejandro Lucia of the European University, Madrid, Spain. "This was the first nationwide analysis to show that being regularly active is not likely to eliminate the detrimental health effects of excess body fat. Our findings refute the notion that a physically active lifestyle can completely negate the deleterious effects of overweight and obesity."