The idea you can be fat but fit is 'a myth' study argues

ConclusionThis was a large prospective cohort study from Sweden, which was carried out in young adult males who were then followed for a period of around 29 years. The study found that lower levels of aerobic fitness were associated with risk of early death, but that this risk of death was greater for those with a high BMI, even if they had a high level of aerobic fitness. This study has a number of strengths and limitations. The limitations are that a large number of participants had missing smoking data and therefore it was not possible to control for the confounding effect of smoking. The lower fitness level group with a BMI of 35 or more had a much smaller population than the other groups in the analysis. As the confidence interval is very wide, we cannot be completely certain that they are at increased risk of death. The study population on the whole is not generalisable, as the study included only young men, meaning that the findings cannot be applied to women or older adults. The study is also unable to prove direct cause and effect. In addition, there was missing follow-up data, but this is often unavoidable for such study designs.Strengths of the study are that they have a population and a long follow-up period. The researchers have attempted to control for the effects of important potential confounders, and follow-up data was collected from reliable sources. The question of whether you can be fit and overweight has been a popular topic in recent years and this st...
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