A new research study performed at the Fukuoka Health Promotion Center in Japan, investigated the relationship between obesity, physical fitness and periodontitis. The study looked at 1,160 participants. The body mass index and percentage of body fat were used as indicators of obesity. Maximal oxygen consumption was used as an indicator of physical finess. Participants with a Community Periodontal Index code of 3 or 4 were defined as having severe periodontitis. Researchers found that the subjects who were phyically fit and at a healthy weight had the lowest risk of severe periodontitis.
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