Fitness Improves Mortality Risk

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Why weight? Researchers say it's fitness that matters

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University of Virginia researchers say fitness is more important than obesity when it comes to living longer, healthier lives.

Fit individuals who are considered "obese" based on their body mass index had a significantly lower risk of death compared to people of normal weight who are not fit.

Researchers reviewed 20 studies with a total sample size of 398,716 adults from multiple countries.

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