Reply #130: It seems to me that the findings show a lot of risk in being obese, active or not.

[El Pinko]

An 87% higher risk of heart disease is NOT GOOD. Even if it is better to be fat and active than fat and sedentary, it's better to get the weight off too. With every year that goes by, and every pound gained, an obese person stands an increasing chance of becoming immobilized by the excess weight, at which time any benefits of being active would disappear.