| A new study has found that fitness, not body weight, is a more important predictor of whether people with clogged blood vessels in their heart will die in the relatively near term, Reuter reported. |
據路透社報道，一項新研究發現，健康指數比肥胖與否更能預示心臟有血管堵塞的人是否會在相對較短時期內死亡。 |
| The result, published in the American Heart Journal, shows that being overweight, or even obese, but having a heart that can tolerate heavy exercise was significantly better than being lean but unfit. |
刊登在《美國心臟雜志》上的研究結果顯示，有的人盡管超重甚至肥胖，但他的心臟能承受劇烈運動，顯然比一個較瘦但不健康的人要強。 |
| Eric Ravussin, an obesity expert at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, explained that the obese have more energy reserves to help them weather serious illnesses compared to thin people. |
潘寧頓生物醫學研究中心的肥胖專家愛瑞克·拉弗森解釋道，肥胖者比消瘦者擁有更多的能量儲備，因此更容易戰勝病魔。 |
| Also, studies have shown they appear to be better able to suppress inflammation linked to heart and vessel damage. |
此外，研究顯示，肥胖者能更好地抑制心臟和血管損傷引發的炎癥。 |
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The overall lesson for patients is clear: improve your physical fitness rather than just considering weight.
(China.org.cn April 11, 2011) |
總之，對于病人來說有一點是明確的，那就是提高身體素質比單純在乎體重更重要。 |
