People with an "active journey" have the same life expectancy, regardless of their weight, according to a new study

New studies show that people clbadified as obese could have the same life expectancy as those with a "healthy" weight, if they were just going to work.

Adults with a body mbad index (BMI) greater than 30 were 32% more likely to die from any cause in the next five years if they went to work, compared to those who walk or go at work by bike – whatever their weight.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow presented the study at the European Congress on Obesity this week.

They said their findings could "suggest that overweight or obese people could potentially reduce the risk of premature mortality if they make daily trips."

The risk of developing heart disease was still 82% higher among people clbadified as obese.

The study followed more than 163,000 people who self-reported at work for five years. The age group was between 37 and 73 years old and was divided equally between men and women.

The authors explain that compared to other forms of physical activity, such as gyms and exercise clbades, "active commuting" has many advantages, as "it can be implemented and integrated to our daily activities, often at no extra cost, but at a reasonable price. the same time could increase our overall levels of physical activity and thus contribute to meeting the current health-for-health recommendations. "

The data comes amidst ranks burned around the link between obesity and health, activists for body positivity claiming that this badumption is a form of blame.

Last year, Cosmopolitan star model Tess Holliday on the cover of her October edition, causing controversysome people saw tremendous progress in bodily acceptance, while others feared that obesity would return to normal.

With regard to speculation about his health, Holliday said that his critics refer to "an imagined health, not a real health".

She said, "People do not really care about my health, it's just that they use it as a blanket to be a ** hole.

In a published article in the Huffington Post Last year, titled "All you know about obesity is wrong," Hobbes said studies have shown that one-third to three-quarters of people considered obese are metabolically healthy.

The NHS clbadifies anyone with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 overweight. A person with a BMI of 30 to 39.9 is clbadified as obese.

NHS figures suggest that 63% of British adults are overweight or obese, but research reported today suggested that this number could be higher, due to a lack of updated information.