Originally Posted by
ofajen
To follow AlgarveCycling’s point, this major study from last year shows the importance of exercise generally over weight loss:
https://www.cell.com/iscience/fullte...042(21)00963-9
From the start of the summary:
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We propose a weight-neutral strategy for obesity treatment on the following grounds: (1) the mortality risk associated with obesity is largely attenuated or eliminated by moderate-to-high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) or physical activity (PA), (2) most cardiometabolic risk markers associated with obesity can be improved with exercise training independent of weight loss and by a magnitude similar to that observed with weight-loss programs,…”
Good news! Ride on.
Otto
Thank you! There's a huge problem in the scientific/medical understanding of what is causation and what is mere correlation between general health and weight. For example, some health problems make it difficult to exercise and people suffering from them will be more sedentary than average. Because they are more sedentary, they may end up weighing more. They may also have a higher mortality rate due to the underlying condition that made them sedentary in the first place and that may have absolutely no connection with their weight whatsoever.