Tuesday, January 5, 2010

No. Some people are healthy fats

Fat is no longer a symbol of prosperity. Being overweight or obese
even offer various diseases that shorten life. So before you enter
into a new beginning this year, experts again, warned that obesity may
take life. There are no overweight people can be healthy in the long
term.

Based on research for 30 years for 1800 Swedish men, which began when
they were aged 50 years, researchers found that obese people do not
have a healthy metabolism. During this study, as a rule, those who
have died from obesity to cardiovascular diseases such as stroke or
heart attack.

In addition to the factors of obesity, experts have also measured the
prevalence of metabolic syndrome, such as blood sugar, hypertension,
trigiliserida, cholesterol, and waist circumference, which is one risk
factor for cardiovascular disease.

Previously, experts argued that the risk of cardiovascular disease is
lower people are obese, who do not have metabolic syndrome. This leads
to a group of healthy obese.

However, recent reports say, in these studies are usually not
long-term studies because of health problems usually arise only after
15 years.
In a report published in the medical journal Circulation, the
researchers noted that the risk of disease in the long term remains
high, despite the fat people do not have metabolic syndrome.

The habit of eating foods high in calories, fat and sport does not
match the gateway to obesity or overweight who will invite disease. To
reduce the risk of obesity, food consumption should be limited and
balanced with regular exercise. Read More ..