Fit vs Fat Theory

**AmyBoz** · 04-29-2008, 02:41 PM

http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/fitness_heart.html

**YankeeMom** · 04-29-2008, 04:11 PM

I saw that this morning. It kind of seems like a no-brainer to me...

**acidcookie** · 04-29-2008, 11:24 PM

I do remember years ago there would be articles like "just because someone is overweight doesn't mean they aren't fit!"

Sure, you can be overweight and have more endurance and strength than a thin person, but yes, the FAT still makes a difference.

But of course it's also really important to remember that thin does not automatically equal fit.

**fuzzybunny** · 05-02-2008, 04:46 PM

I ran into this take and found it interesting:

http://the-f-word.org/blog/index.php...e-money-trail/

Christine

**fuzzybunny** · 05-19-2008, 02:54 PM

http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/...-nonissue.html

This lady does a good job breaking the study down. The rest of her blog is very interesting too. She does a good job of showing how to look at any article in the media that makes health claims and showing how to determine if it was a genuine study by bonified scientists or just a "study" done by a group fronting for a pharmicutical company trying to scare you into buying their drugs and/or weight loss products.

Christine

**kellydoeshair** · 05-19-2008, 03:41 PM

am I the only person in the world who does not find skinny "folks" attractive?
I know it's kind of unrelated
but regarding all the links posted I would rather be "overweight" eating a good diet, with regular excersize
than what I am, which is very small and curvy with a generally good diet and no time for excersize...