There’s still hope for Khloe Kardashian.

A new study out of the University of South Carolina suggests that being overweight does not necessarily denote being unhealthy on the inside.

Researchers found that out of 18,500 participants, one-third of whom qualified as obese, more than 9,000 were considered healthy.

All the participants, while not obese, were considered overweight.

Essentially, it may not be possible to be obese and healthy, but being a bit husky is probably OK.

“The key is being ‘metabolically fit,’ meaning no high blood pressure, cholesterol or raised blood sugar and exercising,” according to BBC.

This explains why, growing up, there were overweight children who could keep up and those with inhalers who couldn’t.

Woe to thee, asthmatics. We all remember one.

This also explains why men upward of 300 pounds are able to play 60 minutes of football on a weekly basis.

Looks aren’t everything.

Prior to my freshman year of college, I looked like Christian Bale from The Machinist. I was 6 feet tall and looked like a praying mantis.

I also had insanely high cholesterol for someone of my build.

Cholesterol is influenced primarily by diet and genetics. I was 130 pounds my whole life, but I would eat McDonald’s until I crapped whole McGriddles.

I’m sure there are obese people with better cholesterol than me, and I’m sure there’s a skinny person with worse.

The point is, only your doctor can tell.

“Maintaining a healthy diet with lots of physical activity can help to slim you down as well as reduce your risk of heart health problems,” according to Amy Thompson of the British Heart Foundation.

Simply put, what you put in is what you get out.

If you are a fast food connoisseur like myself and have the ability to recite detailed menus to fast food places you’ve only heard about, then you may be thin but your heart is crap.

Exercise is more important than you think. An all boudin and whiskey diet isn’t maintainable, but by not being a total fat ass, we can overcome.

Take the stairs, walk to school, ride a bike, hustle slightly and good health is attainable.

I’m not going to tell you how to exercise. It’s that thing that burns and hurts a little, and it shouldn’t happen when you urinate.

Personally, the hardest thing to overcome is the mentality of getting in shape.

Starting a regular exercise routine, or planning to start one, can be mentally strenuous for someone who has a substantial amount of weight to lose.

Progress is slow to come and it’s hard to be satisfied with our hard work when we can’t instantly see results.

So the next time someone calls you fat, overweight or morbidly obese, ask to see that person’s cholesterol report.

Unless that person is Khloe Kardashian, in which case, no matter who you are, you’ve already won.