Fitness, Fatness, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes

Purpose: Most studies comparing the effects of fitness and fatness on cardiovascular (CVD) risk have been done with young, healthy participants with low rates of obesity and high levels of fitness. The present study examined the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity with CVD risk factors in an ethnically diverse sample of overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Method: Baseline data from Look AHEAD, a study of 5145...