Carrying a heavier weight is healthy: Obesity‐reinforced fitness hypothesis in metabolically healthy obesity

• Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 281 - 282
• Main Authors: Kalantar‐Zadeh, Kamyar, Ahmadi, Seyed‐Foad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic illnesses; Cytokines; Diabetes; Health risk assessment; Hypotheses; Metabolism; Mortality; Obesity; Studies

[...]we argue that carrying a heavier body weight constantly may lead to a higher level of fitness in individuals with obesity who are ambulatory and physically active as compared to thinner persons with the same activity level.