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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Fit Versus Fat: Which Matters More For Longevity?

Most of us are all too familiar with how much we weigh — but how many of us know how fit we are? And which matters more?

When it comes to lowering our overall risk of death and dying from heart disease, fitness may be just as important, if not more so, than weight. That's what researchers concluded after studying fitness, weight and mortality among 14,345 middle-aged men in an 11-year study.


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