Good News! Fat People Can Also Stay Healthy

This is good news for those who have a fat body posture. A recent study reveals, not all overweight people have to work hard to lose weight because they might be able to stay healthy even though his body fat. 

Research in Canada indicates, those who were obese but had no complications (illness), can live as long as individuals are not obese. In fact, obesity is known as a factor that can increase the risk of various complications of the disease.

"illustration of this (research) can not apply to all individuals who are obese. We must see first whether they (who are obese) had additional risk factors indicates poor health to determine if they should lose weight or not, "said Jennifer Kuk, a researcher who is also assistant professor at York University, Toronto.

In his research, Kuk analyzed data about 6,000 obese patients who visit the clinic health in Dallas in the period between 1987 to 2001. Participants examined by a doctor if experiencing complications illnesses and were interviewed about physical activity, intake of fruits and vegetables, as well as slimming efforts.

The results showed that patients who entered the category of level 2 or 3, recorded 1.6 times higher risk of dying due to diverse causes, and 2 times more prevalent risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than individuals with normal weight.

However, patients who entered the category 0 or 1 does not have a difference in risk of death than people with normal weight. In fact, they are categorized as 0 or a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those with normal weight.

Those who enter the category 0 and 1 is an individual who is more physically active and eat more fruits and vegetables frequently than patients with category 2 and 3. Patient category 0 or 1 also tended to be less involved in dieting or slimming program.

According to the Kuk, undergoing slimming program would pose a risk to health when the body back into shape or also known as "yo-yo dieting". The fact also shows that the yo-yo dieting may be less healthy for some obese patients than among those who maintained their weight.

"Most of those who lost weight eventually get fat again, even the increase can be larger than the amount removed (weight ), and it is risky for health , "said Kuk.

The researchers now are developing a scale system that can help doctors determine which obese patients who will benefit from weight-loss program.
Meanwhile, Dr. Pieter Cohen, assistant professor of medicine from Harvard University and an expert in internal medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance stated, it is not impossible for those who are overweight or obese to healthy living. But, he said the study was still too early to try to deduce which individuals benefit from weight loss.
"Even if we identify indiividu which risk of complications due to obesity, it remains unclear whether weight loss will reduce the risk of death," he said

to get a more clear answer, Cohen suggested the researchers randomly selected obese people to lose or maintain weight and apply a healthy lifestyle. Then see which groups experienced improvements in the quality of healthcare.

Kuk confirms also that the results of this study do not suggest that obesity for free to gain weight."Instead, this research suggests that maintaining your weight, eat right, and exercising, in the long run, better than trying to lose weight , "said Kuk.