• The prevalence of obesity thus data were analysed for 8647 partici- and overweight in Tehran among individu- pants (3622 men and 5025 women). (who.int)
  • Available evidence clearly indicates a rapid progression in the prevalence of obesity worldwide. (researchgate.net)
  • Previous research shows that in the past 30 years, artificial sweeteners and diet soda intake have increased, yet the prevalence of obesity has also seen a dramatic increase in the same time period. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Because direct measures of body fat are neither feasible nor available for nationwide assessments of the prevalence of obesity, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 1 conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, have been using body mass index (BMI) as a surrogate measure for body fatness. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Thus, reports based on the survey-specific BMI percentiles would always designate 5 percent of children as obese and would fail to detect any true increasing prevalence of obesity across surveys. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The prevalence of obesity in children and adults is increasing in the UK and elsewhere across all gender, age, race and ethnicity groups. (gpnotebook.com)
  • A recent police cohort study11 revealed that the prevalence of obesity was 33.6% among North American police officers. (cdc.gov)
  • However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
  • ABSTRACT The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors was assessed in 3622 males and 5025 females aged 20-70 years. (who.int)
  • Abdominal obesity predisposes individuals to cardiovascular disease, but the data in adults with normal body mass index (BMI) are relatively rare. (jomes.org)
  • 3 - 6 Mortality from coronary artery disease was also found to be higher in individuals with normal BMI and abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • Researchers first started to focus on abdominal obesity in the 1980s when they realized it had an important connection to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdominal obesity was more closely related with metabolic dysfunctions connected with cardiovascular disease than was general obesity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome is associated with abdominal obesity, blood lipid disorders, inflammation, insulin resistance, full-blown diabetes, and increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Based on studies, it is evident that obesity has a strong association with vascular and metabolic disease which could potentially be linked to Alzheimer's disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
  • This study provided a unique opportunity to longitudinally study police stress , work exposures and cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Stress and biological stress influences may affect pathological physiological outcomes such as cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • These factors taken together were considered as contributing to a potential increased risk for subclinical cardiovascular disease and mental health problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Byrne CD, Targher G. Ectopic fat, insulin resistance, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: implications for cardiovascular disease. (nature.com)
  • Additionally, abdominal obesity, prevalent in the U.S. workforce, usually causes restrictive pattern of impairment, and increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease and diabetes. (cdc.gov)
  • 25 kg/m2), no known cardiovascular disease (CVD), and for whom data was available on body composition, as determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). (imsociety.org)
  • Abdominal obesity is an important risk factor for heart disease. (drsharma.ca)
  • STRADIVARIUS , a double-blind randomized controlled trial with over 800 patients conducted at 112 centres in North America, Europe and Australia was designed to determine whether treatment with 20 mg of the CB-1 antagonist rimonabant (an anti-obesity drug now available in many countries but not in Canada or the US) would reduce progression of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome. (drsharma.ca)
  • The real question to ask, however, is whether or not influencing heart disease is indeed the best and most important use of an anti-obesity drug. (drsharma.ca)
  • When used according to current guidelines, these agents can indeed markedly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (obviously, this risk will never be zero, no matter how good the treatment). (drsharma.ca)
  • So is reduction in heart disease really the great "unmet need" when it comes to obesity treatment? (drsharma.ca)
  • Yes, while preventing heart disease (or its progression) is perhaps one benefit of treating obesity, I can think of many other benefits that are relevant to patients battling obesity-related comorbidities for which we currently have no effective medical treatments. (drsharma.ca)
  • Remember, obesity is a chronic disease with virtually 100% rezidivism. (drsharma.ca)
  • Effective treatments for obesity are required irrespective of whether or not they also help reduce heart disease. (drsharma.ca)
  • Unfortunately, pharma companies, regulators and payors appear obsessed with the cardiometabolic consequences of obesity and fail to see the urgent need for treating obesity-related comorbidities beyond heart disease. (drsharma.ca)
  • Our goals today are to talk about cardiovascular disease with respect to insulin, glucose, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes management. (consultantlive.com)
  • Research has found that regular consumption of extra virgin olive oil improves cardiovascular health, particularly for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease. (edu.au)
  • The effect was more pronounced in participants at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, defined by abdominal obesity and high levels of inflammation. (edu.au)
  • Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in Australia," says Sarapis. (edu.au)
  • Metabolic syndrome--a combination of risk factors that may lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke--is one of the results of the obesity epidemic. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The burden of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, along with healthcare costs, is great in the ever-increasing senior population. (sciencedaily.com)
  • But there's something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can't see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascular disease risks are rising. (goredforwomen.org)
  • And, "their arteries become more vulnerable to disease, getting thicker and stiffer," said El Khoudary, who chaired the writing committee for a 2020 American Heart Association scientific statement on how the menopause transition affects cardiovascular disease risk. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Research also shows depression during the menopause transition is strongly linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk. (goredforwomen.org)
  • In addition, women who experience natural menopause at a later age have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death. (goredforwomen.org)
  • That stage of life is a window of opportunity for making lifestyle changes," said Manson, who also co-authored the 2020 AHA scientific statement that called on health care professionals to consider an aggressive prevention-based approach for women in midlife to decrease the chance of cardiovascular disease in the future. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Study of all deaths due to all-cause cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and cerebrovascular disease among people aged ≥ 30 years in Spain in 2015. (revespcardiol.org)
  • It is the first study to examine the effect of HIIT on body composition and fat distribution in patients with cardiovascular disease. (acc.org)
  • HIIT may contribute to better outcomes for patients with abdominal obesity who have cardiovascular risk factors or established heart disease. (acc.org)
  • Obesity is a disease that is becoming more and more prevalent in Western countries. (gurze.com)
  • Their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is nearly twice as high as adults with normal HGH levels. (sytropin.com)
  • These conditions lead to an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and many other chronic conditions. (chriskresser.com)
  • adolescent obesity is equated to the proportion of those who are in the upper end of the BMI distribution-specifically, at or above the age- and gender-specific 95th percentile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) BMI charts for children and youth aged 2 through 19 years 2 (Kuczmarski et al. (nationalacademies.org)
  • what about the relationship between cardiovascular disease and obesity? (gpnotebook.com)
  • Concurrent insulin resistance and elevated blood pressure are commonly observed in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have long been proposed to contribute to CVD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These men also had less abdominal obesity, which is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease. (cedars-sinai.org)
  • ABSTRACT There is accumulating evidence suggesting that inflammation is the bridging link between cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. (who.int)
  • What steps can I take to reduce my risk of developing cardiovascular disease. (nutritionvista.com)
  • Recent studies indicate that differences in the association of WAT depot mass with cardiovascular disease may arise from different properties of subcutaneous versus abdominal WAT. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Having high values of one or more of these measures significantly increases one's risk for cardiovascular disease. (theconversation.com)
  • Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity have lower risk of disease than those with metabolically unhealthy obesity, but still higher risk than non-obese, metabolically healthy individuals. (theconversation.com)
  • The fact that people with MHO still have a relatively higher disease risk led some researchers to suggest that the term "metabolically healthy obesity" could be a misnomer. (theconversation.com)
  • Moreover, a majority of the MHO population tends to progress towards "metabolically unhealthy obesity" or MUO over a number of years , leading to enhanced risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other disorders linked with obesity. (theconversation.com)
  • They are better protected against diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared to people whose body fat is located more in the abdomen (apple-shaped). (theconversation.com)
  • Without sufficient insulin or insulin sensitivity, blood glucose levels become elevated, leading to complications like nerve damage, kidney disease, vision loss, and cardiovascular disease if uncontrolled. (sdgln.com)
  • These risk factors may lead to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. (nestle-family.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease can be deadly for anyone. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • What is cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women? (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects people assigned female at birth (AFAB) in unique ways. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • People AFAB usually develop symptoms of cardiovascular disease about 10 years later than people AMAB. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Childhood obesity, the most frequent pediatric disease, a worldwide public health problem, is considered a global epidemic and the main risk factor for obesity in adulthood. (intechopen.com)
  • 2009). The MetS consists of a group of vascular risk factors that commonly occur together and increase risk for cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • 7 , 8 Although quantifying visceral and subcutaneous fat by computed tomography (CT) is the most accurate diagnostic method for abdominal obesity, CT use is limited because of high cost and risk of radiation exposure. (jomes.org)
  • Visceral fat, also known as organ fat or intra-abdominal fat, is located inside the peritoneal cavity, packed in between internal organs and torso, as opposed to subcutaneous fat, which is found underneath the skin, and intramuscular fat, which is found interspersed in skeletal muscle. (wikipedia.org)
  • Low subcutaneous thigh fat is a risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, independently of high abdominal fat. (nature.com)
  • The NIPS-led research team set out to investigate the influence of SF1 neurons on different fat depots, including WAT found in the inguinal (subcutaneous) and epididymal (abdominal) regions, in mice who are fed a high-fat diet. (technologynetworks.com)
  • However, these diagnostic methods do not differentiate between subcutaneous and intra-abdominal or visceral fat. (intechopen.com)
  • Not surprisingly, several large studies are examining the effect of anti-obesity drugs, both old (e.g. sibutramine) and new (e.g. rimonabant), on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. (drsharma.ca)
  • To date, no studies in Spain have comprehensively analyzed social inequalities in cardiovascular mortality by considering the joint influence of age, sex, and education (intersectional perspective). (revespcardiol.org)
  • The RII for all-cause cardiovascular mortality was 1.88 (95%CI, 1.80-1.96) in women and 1.44 (95%CI, 1.39-1.49) in men. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Is dynapenic abdominal obesity a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality? (bvsalud.org)
  • People who are overweight have a higher all-cause mortality than average, which increases with greater obesity. (gpnotebook.com)
  • Certain characteristics of police work such as shift work , long work hours , high job demands, and traumatic exposures have been associated with increased levels of psychological stress and with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • To evaluate the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity and the concomitant presence of both outcomes and their determinants among adults living in a rural area. (scielosp.org)
  • The risk of general and abdominal obesity and concomitant outcomes increased significantly with age in both sexes. (scielosp.org)
  • However, rural activities were a protective factor for obesity outcomes. (scielosp.org)
  • Some assessments including anthropometric assessment, casual blood pressure measurement, and ankle-brachial index have an established clinical application while others including pulse wave velocity, heart rate variability, and carotid intima-media thickness have no established application and do not have reference values for healthy Brazilian population but may be important predictors of cardiovascular outcomes. (scielosp.org)
  • Muscle mass is associated with IS independent of detrimental adipose depots in young men with overweight/obesity, at risk for T2DM but currently metabolically healthy. (nature.com)
  • Aims: To evaluate the association between metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHO) status and longitudinal cognitive function while also considering the stability of the condition. (researchgate.net)
  • This phenomenon is referred to as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). (theconversation.com)
  • One factor to consider that might differentiate metabolically healthy versus unhealthy obesity is how fat is distributed in the body. (theconversation.com)
  • Although a recent study ruled out shared genetic and environmental factors because family members of patients with OCD had the same metabolic and cardiovascular risk as the general population, patients with OCD have a 45% increased risk for any metabolic or cardiovascular complications. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • This article explores the link between obesity and diabetes, the mechanisms behind the connection, complications that can arise, and preventive lifestyle measures and medical interventions to reduce diabetes risk. (sdgln.com)
  • Abdominal adiposity is a risk factor for obesity-related complications, and there is increasing evidence that abdominal adiposity may be a contributing factor to complications not related to adiposity at the waist (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • Women with lower socioeconomic status and men in need of walking exercise also had a higher risk of abdominal obesity. (jomes.org)
  • Measures of overall weight (BMI, weight) were slightly more predictive than measures of abdominal obesity (waist hip ratio and waist height ratio) both in men and women. (lu.se)
  • Due to the limitations of BMI methodology, current reports by the World Health Organization and other organizations suggest combining the measurements of BMI and abdominal obesity [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Our research shows that a relatively easy dietary intervention could help people from any ethnic background to improve their cardiovascular health. (edu.au)
  • Fifty-three females who had obesity but were in good health followed either a low fat or a low carb diet for 6 months. (healthline.com)
  • Factors that may influence an earlier start to menopause include worse cardiovascular health during reproductive years, cigarette smoking and possibly genetics. (goredforwomen.org)
  • The development of overweight and obesity during late childhood and early adolescence is one of the most critical issues in public health. (researchgate.net)
  • The prevalence of overweight and obesity is growing and has been classified as an epidemic according to the WHO (World Health Organization) [ 1 ]. (springer.com)
  • Knowledge of sex-specific socio-economic factors associated with SAD could promote the development of sex specific interventions to prevent obesity-related health disparities. (biomedcentral.com)
  • According to the WHO, obesity is a serious endemic public health threat worldwide (1). (gurze.com)
  • Excess abdominal fat can be a health hazard. (gurze.com)
  • Obesity is a global health problem needing urgent research. (mdpi.com)
  • Physician and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Naomi Parrella joins Chris in this episode of Revolution Health Radio to discuss metabolic health and how it relates to weight loss. (chriskresser.com)
  • We're going to talk about Naomi's experience in the multiple weight loss clinics [that] she runs, the difference between overweight, obesity, and metabolic health, and where those overlap, what some of the difficulties that she has faced in the clinical setting are, what some of the biggest obstacles to weight loss are, from her experience, and how to address some of those obstacles. (chriskresser.com)
  • Obesity and diabetes represent two significant global public health crises that are closely interrelated. (sdgln.com)
  • Tackling obesity is imperative for public health. (sdgln.com)
  • Obesity provokes numerous secondary health issues that compound diabetes severity and progression. (sdgln.com)
  • It is more dangerous to your health to have more abdominal fat because it is associated with numerous health problems. (nestle-family.com)
  • Sex-specific differences like anatomy, red blood cell count and hormones seem to impact a person's risk factors, symptoms and other aspects of their cardiovascular health. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • This agglomeration of abnormalities has been referred to as the metabolic syndrome which can be identified by the presence of three of the five following variables: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, low HDL-cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose. (researchgate.net)
  • If your doctor notices an irregular rhythm during the 5- to 10-minute cool-down period after a stress test, she may take more proactive actions to control the factors that can trigger heart attack or stroke in the patient, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, obesity and smoking. (livestrong.com)
  • Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
  • However, abdominal adiposity may be more predictive of CVD risk than BMI. (cdc.gov)
  • Abdominal fat is especially active hormonally, secreting a group of hormones called adipokines that may possibly impair glucose tolerance. (wikipedia.org)
  • We previously reported that rats prone to obesity exhibit an exaggerated increase in glucose oxidation and an exaggerated decline in lipid oxidation under a low-fat high-carbohydrate (LF/HC) diet. (frontiersin.org)
  • Because obesity has also been related to hormonal abnormalities (elevated cortisol and estrogens and waning androgens, the latter two acting to regulate fat when operating at proper levels), these issues may impede the body's ability to metabolize glucose. (vitalitymagazine.com)
  • Unhealthy diets high in saturated fats, sugars, and refined carbohydrates also provoke obesity and impaired glucose metabolism. (sdgln.com)
  • Synthetic anti-obesity drugs show side effects and variable effectiveness. (mdpi.com)
  • Abdominal obesity is linked with higher cardiovascular events among South Asian ethnic population. (wikipedia.org)
  • O verall trend data clearly indicate that obesity prevalence in U.S. children and youth has risen to distressing proportions, but many questions remain about the nature, extent, and consequences of this problem. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, said women would benefit from intensifying cardiovascular prevention efforts in the years leading up to menopause. (goredforwomen.org)
  • Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (sdgln.com)
  • Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (sdgln.com)
  • The decrease in valid data with age was due primarily to an increase in the number of participants with implants, such as stents and hip replacements, and higher rates of obesity resulting in invalid truncal data from "obesity noise. (cdc.gov)
  • The rates of obesity and overweight have continued to climb, and many people who attempt to lose weight are either unsuccessful to begin with, or they experience short-term success but are unable to keep the weight off. (chriskresser.com)
  • 9 Asians are known to have more severe abdominal obesity than Caucasians with identical BMIs leading to the suggestion that different diagnostic criteria should be applied to different races. (jomes.org)
  • A low-carbohydrate as compared with a low-fat diet in severe obesity. (healthline.com)
  • In this study, 132 individuals with severe obesity (an average BMI of 43) followed either a low fat or a low carb diet for 6 months. (healthline.com)
  • Severe obesity occurs at a BMI over 40 kg/m2. (sdgln.com)
  • Research led by the Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute suggests heading for the hills-and staying there-may result in a smaller waistline. (cedars-sinai.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI) was used to define the criteria for obesity. (jomes.org)
  • Recent validation has concluded that total and regional body volume estimates correlate positively and significantly with biomarkers of cardiovascular risk and BVI calculations correlate significantly with all biomarkers of cardio-vascular risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • After menopause, there is an increase in cardiovascular risk (CVR), basically due to the rise in body weight (2). (imsociety.org)
  • The main reasons for completed, but invalid, whole body scans were implants, excessive X-ray "noise" due to obesity, and jewelry not removed. (cdc.gov)
  • A randomized trial comparing a very low carbohydrate diet and a calorie-restricted low fat diet on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy women. (healthline.com)
  • Obesity Obesity is excess body weight, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m 2 . (msdmanuals.com)
  • Obesity is said to be android when fat accumulates in the upper part of the body and the abdomen. (gurze.com)
  • The Body Mass Index is an indicator for diagnosing obesity. (gurze.com)
  • There is a considerable body of knowledge, supported by rigorous experimental data, that natural polyphenols, including curcumin, can be an effective and safer alternative for managing obesity. (mdpi.com)
  • Obesity is usually measured using body mass index (BMI). (cdc.gov)
  • Bushnell et al13 reported that those who worked 8- or 10-hour night shifts had significantly higher obesity rates than those working 8 hours on the day shift. (cdc.gov)
  • Gynoid obesity is referred to as the "pear" shape with increased fat in the hip and thigh areas. (cdc.gov)
  • It differs from gynoid obesity, where fat is located more in the thighs and buttocks. (gurze.com)
  • Several recent studies13,14 showed that obesity is more prevalent in night-shift workers than in day-shift workers. (cdc.gov)