Fit obese kids show fewer heart disease markers than unfit peers

A new study shows that cardiorespiratory fitness—not weight alone—predicts heart disease risk in obese children. The finding could reshape how schools, insurers, and public health systems prioritize interventions, suggesting that building fitness may prevent costly cardiometabolic diseases regardless of weight loss outcomes.

Originaltitel: Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents with obesity