Fitness or Fatness: Which Is More Important?

JAMA. 2018 Jan 16;319(3):231-232. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.21649.

Authors

Ann Blair Kennedy¹, Carl J Lavie², Steven N Blair³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Behavioral, Social, and Population Health, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
³ Departments of Exercise Science and Epidemiology/Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Heath, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

PMID: 29340689
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.21649

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MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Coronary Disease / etiology
Coronary Disease / mortality
Coronary Disease / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality*
Obesity* / complications
Obesity* / mortality
Physical Fitness*
Risk Factors
Young Adult