About 9 percent of the subjects were obese and metabolically healthy - that is, they had normal LDL, HDL and total cholesterol, along with healthy blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Compared with metabolically healthy people of normal weight, the obese group had a 24 percent increased risk for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, and for death by any cause. Increasing body mass went along with decreasingly healthy waist circumference, blood pressure and insulin resistance. "The results are very consistent. It's not O.K. to be obese. There is no such thing as healthy obesity."
Source: NEW YORK TIMES
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