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Can You Be Fat and Healthy? Yes, But Most People Are Not

Arya M. Sharma, MD | Posted 01.05.2012 | Canada Living
Arya M. Sharma, MD

To many readers, the very idea that you can carry excess weight and still be healthy may sound like an oxymoron. After all, is excess body fat not strongly associated with a wide range of health problems from diabetes to sleep apnea and from arthritis to cancer? Yes it is, but not in everyone.