Women who were inactive and lost weight 1.4X as likely to die as women who lost and became active

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Women who lost weight and remained physically inactive were 1.4 times as likely to die during a 15-17 year follow-up as women whose lost weight and remained physically active according to data from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.

“Overall, weight loss was associated with excess mortality when compared with weight stability,” the study concluded.

“However, weight loss seemed less hazardous to survival among those who remained physically active or those who became active.”

Subjects

Subjects: 11,135 people of which 3078 overweight or obese participants lost weight or remained weight stable

The study examined data from 11,135 people who participated in the Copenhagen City Heart Study In 1976-1978 and 1981-1983.

“Of these, 3078 overweight or obese participants lost weight or remained weight stable from 1976-1978 to 1981-1983, and were without pre-existing diagnosis of diabetes, stroke, ischaemic heart disease or cancer in 1981-1983,” the paper noted.

REFERENCE

Ostergaard J, Gronbaek M, Schnohr P, Sorensen T, Heitmann B. Combined effects of weight loss and physical activity on all-cause mortality of overweight men and women. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jan 12, published early on-line.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

[1] National Institute of Public Health
University of Southern Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark

[2] Institute of Preventive Medicine
Copenhagen Capital Region
Copenhagen University Hospitals
Centre for Health and Society
Copenhagen, Denmark

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