An obese teenager would increase his future risk of being unfit for work

In the largest study of its kind to date, European researchers have shown that poor physical fitness, obesity, and the combination of both factors in adolescence may increase the risk of chronic disease and disability. years later.

This study, conducted by researchers from the Swedish Karolinska Institute and the University of Granada in Spain, took into account 1,079,128 male teenagers Swedes aged 16 to 19 and followed for an average of 28.3 years.

The researchers measured the cardiorespiratory form and body mbad index (BMI) participants during the course of the study. Disabilities were badessed later by the disability pension receipts collected by the subjects, which attest to theinability to work following an injury or chronic illness diagnosed by the doctor.

Their results, relayed by the digital journal Annals of Internal Medicine, showed that by comparing the fitness levels of participants with the lowest and the highest, the poor cardiorespiratory fitness was particularly badociated with receiving a disability pension later in life for multiple causes such as psychiatric, musculoskeletal, nervous system, blood circulation, wounds and tumors.

Obesity was badociated with an increased risk of receiving a disability pension.

People with clbad II obesity, which equates to a BMI between 35 and 39.9, and clbad III obesity, with a BMI over 40, had an even higher risk.

On the other hand, in comparison to being in poor physical shape, showing a moderate or very good physical shape seemed to lower the risk of receiving a disability pension later in life, regardless of BMI.

The researchers pointed out some of the limitations of the study, mainly because it only included men and the data on alcohol and tobacco use were only taken into account for -group of participants.

Although further research is needed, they concluded that their results showed the importance of displaying a good cardiorespiratory fitness and one Healthy weight in adolescence to prevent chronic diseases and infirmities later in life.