The Fat but Fit paradox: what we know and don't know about it

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-097400

Editorial

. 2018 Feb;52(3):151-153.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097400. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

The Fat but Fit paradox: what we know and don't know about it

Francisco B Ortega¹, Jonatan R Ruiz¹, Idoia Labayen², Carl J Lavie³, Steven N Blair^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
² Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of the Basque Country, Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herrico Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Vitoria, Spain.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
⁴ Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

PMID: 28583992
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097400

Editorial

The Fat but Fit paradox: what we know and don't know about it

Francisco B Ortega et al. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;52(3):151-153.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097400. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Authors

Francisco B Ortega¹, Jonatan R Ruiz¹, Idoia Labayen², Carl J Lavie³, Steven N Blair^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ PROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
² Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of the Basque Country, Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herrico Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Vitoria, Spain.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
⁴ Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

PMID: 28583992
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097400

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Keywords: Aerobic fitness; Cardiovascular; Fat; Fat percentage; Fitness.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: CJL has served as a consultant and speaker on fitness/obesity for the Coca-Cola and has published a book on the obesity paradox with potential royalties. SNB has served as consultant for weight loss and fitness companies and for the Coca-Cola.

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