Being thin doesn’t mean you’re slim
January 28th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANIWashington, Jan 28 (ANI): If you look thin, it doesn’t mean that you are not fat, says a new research.
The Mayo Clinic study showed that as many as 30 million Americans considered to be of normal weight actually have a high percentage of body fat that puts them at risk for health problems.
It’s called ‘normal weight obesity.’
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton described how it’s possible that a person could be obese but look slim.
“You cannot confuse being slim with being healthy. In fact, what this Mayo Clinic study found is that you can have internal fat — we call it visceral fat — that actually surrounds your internal organs, even if externally your body looks slim,” she said. (ANI)
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