Can you be fat and healthy?

Updated November 14 2012 - 8:21am, first published November 13 2012 - 4:33pm
Apples and pears: We all come in different shapes and sizes - and being fat doesn't mean being unhealthy.
Apples and pears: We all come in different shapes and sizes - and being fat doesn't mean being unhealthy.

We all know that carrying too many extra kilos can up the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes – so how come up to 30 per cent of us can be very overweight yet still have healthy hearts and healthy levels of blood glucose?

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