You can't be obese and healthy, says study
研究表明肥胖與健康不可並行
Previous studies have suggested that around a third of very overweight people are healthy - they have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels despite being classed as obese, according to their body mass index, which is a measure of height versus weight.
早前有研究表明，約三分之一嚴重超重的人群身體狀況屬健康。儘管這些人被列為“肥胖”但他們的血壓及膽固醇水平正常，這是由他們的體重指數（BMI）得出的，體重指數是衡量身高和體重比例的參考標準。
But a new analysis of the medical records of 3.5m UK residents suggests the idea of healthy obesity is a myth.
然而，一項新報告在分析了三百五十萬名英國居民的醫療記錄後得出的結論是：“肥胖也能健康”這個觀念其實是錯誤的。
Compared to those of a normal weight, it suggests even outwardly healthy obese people have a 49% greater risk of developing coronary heart disease.
該研究還指出，即使是外表健康的肥胖人士，其患冠心病的幾率也比體重正常的人高出49%。
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