High muscular fitness has a powerful protective cardiometabolic effect in adults: influence of weight status

• Main Authors: Robinson Ramírez-Vélez (Author), Jorge E. Correa-Bautista (Author), Felipe Lobelo (Author), Mikel Izquierdo (Author), Alicia Alonso-Martínez (Author), Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez (Author), Carlos Cristi-Montero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low levels of muscular fitness (MF) are recognized as an important marker of nutritional status and a predictor of metabolic complications, cardiovascular disease and death, however, the relationship between MF, body mass index (BMI) and the subsequent cardiometabolic protective...