Does Fitness Really Matter More Than Fatness? New research says ...

written by john c ashworth

Of course, this story begins with something I?ve been recommending for a long time and that I discussed at length in my book.? Doctors and medical clinics need to go beyond the scale for their assessment of your health and fitness.? Because while experts agree that measurements of body fat and physical fitness are important markers for disease, very few physicians perform these as part of their regular practice.? Even though they are just as important as the blood work and other tests that are routinely ordered.

In fact, Francisco Ortega, the lead author of a study of more than 40,000 U.S Caucasian males has shown us just that.? By bringing fitness into the picture, investigators were able to get a much more accurate picture of disease risk as it relates to obesity.? People who are otherwise physically fit had no greater risk of dying prematurely than those whose weight is normal, according to the research, which was partially funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Coca-Cola Co. (KO), the world?s biggest soft-drink maker.*

In most cases, obesity is an undeniable risk factor for developing diabetes and heart disease.? What this study reminds us is that where you carry your weight is also a very important indicator of risk.

For this study, Ortega and his colleagues considered the obese participants metabolically health if they only had one of the following risk factors:

1. High blood pressure
2. Low levels of good or ?HDL? cholesterol
3. High triglyceride levels
4. High fasting blood glucose

Study participants who only had one of the above risk factors had a 38% lowered risk from an early death from any cause as compared to study participants who had two or more indicators of disease.

In other words, obesity is still a risk, but as with so many aspects of your health and fitness, it falls on a spectrum and combines with other variables.? All of which ultimately produces an estimation of your risk for a chronic disease like diabetes or heart diseases.

What does this mean for you?

* First, you should be evaluated by your physician for the above four risk factors, especially if you are overweight and are not exercising regularly.

* Second, if you?re not exercising, you should start but not worry too much about your weight loss efforts until you have established a level of consistency that will last for the long run.? This will help prevent quitting for the wrong reasons.

* Third, If you already possess one of the above risk factors, it is of paramount importance that you begin making changes and start exercising and eating more healthfully.? While the study found that when fit, you are OK with one risk factor, additional risk factors are more likely to accrue when you are overweight and not exercising regularly.

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*Coca-Cola had no say or influence on the research.? They only provided some of the funding.

Source: http://fitnessnomadreport.com/does-fitness-really-matter-more-than-fatness-new-research-says-it-does-find-out-what-it-means-for-you/

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