Study suggests being fat linked with worse heart health even in people who exercise ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 08:31 IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], December 22 (ANI): Physical activity does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on heart health, suggest the findings of a large study.
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.