Physiology Friday #25: Metabolically Healthy Obesity Does Not Exist: Debunking the "Fit but Fat" Hypothesis

Science & Chill

English - July 09, 2021 18:58 - 7 minutes - 8.47 MB
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In this episode of the Physiology Friday podcast, I review a recent study which shows evidence that people who suffer from obesity, regardless of their metabolic biomarkers, are at a greater risk for several diseases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to non-obese individuals.

- Link to study: Are people with metabolically healthy obesity really healthy? A prospective cohort study of 381,363 UK Biobank participants

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