Fat But Fit: One-Third Of Obese Kids Still 'Metabolically Healthy'

Obesity isn't always presenting an accurate picture of health. BMI is a nice metric for television shows but in reality, simplistic notions of height, weight and circumference are only a guideline when it comes to predicting health. A lack of physical activity, a poor diet and hours every day reading Science 2.0 isn't a great idea, but obesity alone is not providing insult into metabolic fitness. Not everyone obese is going to get diabetes, though you'd be hard-pressed to know that if you read the New York Times or watch Dr. Oz. read more

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