Short answer – NO!
Exercise will not cut the risk of heart disease in those who are overweight unless they also slim down, according to a study of thousands of U.S. women….
"Even high quantities of physical activity are unlikely to fully reverse the risk of coronary heart disease in overweight and obese women without concurrent weight loss," Dr. Amy Weinstein and colleagues at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported.
Read about the study: can you be fit and overweight?
[This study, begun in 1992, was carried out over the years and followed the women and their health issues.]
The major finding was that exercise is important, but so is being leaner. This is why I write and talk about weight and obesity topics a lot – especially as we head into that time of year when many people put on a few pounds more and exercise a whole lot less.
We have an ongoing obesity epidemic in the USA as well as in other parts of the world, and here it is not only is it hurting aging women, it is killing our children who are facing diabetes and other obesity related diseases at early ages.
PLEASE – keep your resolution to manage your weight and to be more active…you owe it to yourself and your loved ones…
Set a good example for your kids and grandkids…
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