However, obesity is not a uniform concept, and subtypes of obesity follow different clinical courses. The term ‘fat but fit’, or metabolically healthy obese, describes favourable metabolic profiles observed in some obese individuals. Conversely, not all lean individuals exhibit a reduced disease risk.
Photo: Figures from the research paper
The authors of the study are Dr Rachel Agius, Dr Nikolai P. Pace and Prof Stephen Fava from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
The study has been published in Frontiers in Endocrinology and is accessible online.