As you have probably read or heard, America has a weight problem. Sometimes the statement is made that a person is fit and fat. I see some people that might be in this category on some of the rides I go on. I try to think of how these people may be in this condition and how they can remain that way while riding as much as they may claim.

My favorite health and fitness doctor had an article in his recent email newsletter that touched on this subject. Dr. Mirkin had this to say,

“Obesity and High-Fat Diets Interfere with Muscle Growth.

An editorial in The Journal of Physiology explains how both high-fat diets and obesity prevent strength gain with exercise, and increase risk for diabetes heart attacks, and premature death (1).

The editorial was inspired by a study from the University of California at Davis, showing that a high-fat diet prevents exercising mice from enlarging their muscles (2) . If this study can be applied to humans, it means that not only does a high-fat diet make you fatter, it also prevents you from enlarging your muscles.”

You can read the full article at www.drmirkin.com.