• Our study supports dietary incorporation of dairy products, and recognises the utility of multidimensional measures of central adiposity. (nyu.edu)
  • This study examined relationships between energy, protein and calcium consumption from dairy foods (milk, yogurt, cheese, dairy spreads, ice-cream) and adiposity (BMI, waist (WC) and hip circumference (HC), % body fat and abdominal fat) in 720 overweight/obese Australian men and women. (yogurtinnutrition.com)
  • Dairy protein and dairy calcium (g/day) were both inversely associated with all adiposity measures. (yogurtinnutrition.com)
  • Objective-- To investigate the associations between long work hours and adiposity measures in police officers. (cdc.gov)
  • Adiposity measures were not associated with work hours among women on any shift. (cdc.gov)
  • We investigated in a cross-time design the relationships between two different midlife adiposity markers and subsequent cognitive function, testing midlife dietary patterns as a potential confounder of the associations. (univ-lille.fr)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Midlife overall and abdominal adiposity were similarly associated with lower executive functioning scores. (univ-lille.fr)
  • Researchers in Georgia and Massachusetts measured the vitamin D status of black and white adolescents in the southeastern United States and the relationship with adiposity. (thecamreport.com)
  • Among the indicators of central adiposity, the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) has been shown to be more sensitive for predicting future health hazards than waist circumference alone. (bvsalud.org)
  • An important related aspect is that, during the menopausal transition, women develop increased adiposity mainly at the waist. (imsociety.org)
  • measures of regional body fat included waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and sagittal abdominal diameter adiposity. (medscape.com)
  • The waist-hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. (wikipedia.org)
  • The WHO states that abdominal obesity is defined as a waist-hip ratio above 0.90 for males and above 0.85 for females, or a body mass index (BMI) above 30.0. (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) states that "total cholesterol levels are usually higher in persons with predominant abdominal obesity, defined as a waist-to-hip circumference ratio of ≥ 0.8 for women and ≥ 1.0 for men. (wikipedia.org)
  • Of these three measurements, only the waist-hip ratio takes account of the differences in body structure. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hence, it is possible for two people of the same sex to have different body mass indices but the same waist-hip ratio, or to have the same body mass index but different waist-hip ratios. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, other studies have found waist circumference (particularly Waist-to-height ratio) to be a better indicator of cardiovascular risk factors than the waist-hip ratio, body fat distribution, and hypertension in type 2 diabetes. (wikipedia.org)
  • This has led to an increasing evidence for abdominal obesity indices such as waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) as predictors of CVD [ 16 , 17 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A significant correlation was obtained for abdominal height with body mass index, upper arm circumference, waist: height ratio since the value obtained for calculated "r" were 0.791, 0.501 and 0.598 respectively. (kheljournal.com)
  • A significant correlation was also obtained for body mass index (BMI) with upper arm circumference (UAC) and waist: height ratio (WHtR) since the value obtained for calculated "r" were 0.560 and 0.758 respectively. (kheljournal.com)
  • Upper arm circumference was correlated significant with waist: height ratio since the value for calculated "r" were 0.378 which was above than the value of tabulated "r" 0.361 significant at 0.05 level. (kheljournal.com)
  • An inverse correlation was obtained between abdominal height and cardio-respiratory fitness while an insignificant correlation was obtained between cardio-respiratory fitness with the other selected measures of visceral fat distribution and girth, namely body mass index, upper arm circumference, waist: height ratio. (kheljournal.com)
  • The aim of the present study was to examine associations between dairy intake and multiple measures of body composition (BMI, waist and hip circumference, waist:hip ratio, abdominal lean mass, subcutaneous, visceral, and intermuscular fat areas) among South Asian adults in the USA. (nyu.edu)
  • There was no such correlation between waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and lipid pro le. (who.int)
  • Results: Mean values of WC, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) of boys were not different from those of girls. (scirp.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI): This is a ratio of your weight to your height. (canfitpro.com)
  • The body mass index (BMI), body weight (kg) to squared height (m) ratio, is a well known index that is receiving increasing attention to evaluate the effects of overall obesity on ventilatory function. (ersjournals.com)
  • While these and other studies have reported superior prediction of diabetes with waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio compared with BMI, it is notable that this is far from a universal finding. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Indeed, a recent meta-analysis of 32 studies concluded that BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio had similar associations with incident diabetes ( 6 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Methods We conducted a meta-analysis of individual participant data on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip and waist-height ratio (WHtR) from the Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration. (sahmri.org.au)
  • WC and WHtR more strongly associated with risk than BMI (ratio of hazard ratios: 0.95 [0.92,0.99] - 0.97 [0.95,0.98]) but there was no appreciable difference between the four measures in the predictive accuracy for diabetes at five years. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Hazard Ratios (HR) for incident AF was calculated in relation to quartiles of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist hip ratio, waist height ratio, body fat. (lu.se)
  • Results: After adjustment for multiple risk factors, the risk of AF was significantly increased in the 4th versus 1st quartile of weight (HR for men/women = 2.02/1.93), BMI (HR = 1.62/1.52), waist circumference (HR = 1.67/1.63), waist to hip ratio (HR = 1.30/1.24), waist to height ratio (1.37/1.39) and body fat percentage (HR = 1.21/1.45) in men/women. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio better estimate abdominal obesity driving insulin resistance. (sdgln.com)
  • By using the ratio of waist circumference to height or waist-to-hip ratio, we can determine whether someone has too much belly fat. (elementsofhealthcare.com)
  • The association of trunk fat with CVD risk was attenuated but remained significant even after adjusting for waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. (imsociety.org)
  • In contrast, there was no effect from the same diet on waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, or sagittal abdominal diameter compared with higher-GI diets. (medscape.com)
  • The waist-DeltaS(I) relationship differed across the levels of baseline BMI, being significant only in normal weight (r = -0.21) and overweight subjects (r = -0.16), but not in obese subjects. (nih.gov)
  • Among non-diabetics, waist circumference was a strong predictor of declining S(I) among lean subjects, a modest predictor among overweight subjects, but was not predictive among obese individuals. (nih.gov)
  • Because abdominal obesity has such a strong risk-inducing effect, even in people who are overweight or obese based on their BMI, low levels of fat tissue around their midsection and organs may indicate lower cardiovascular disease risks. (cdlnuclear.com)
  • In particular, overweight as measured by BMI emerged as a significant predictor of increased risk of COPD only among those with a large waist circumference. (sciencedaily.com)
  • July 5, 2022 Eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity, according to a new study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This study aimed to determine the associations of health-related physical fitness with body mass index (BMI) distribution and overweight/obesity risk among adults aged 23-64 years in Taiwan. (researchsquare.com)
  • The quartiles of health-related physical fitness results were identified as the dependent variable in the multiple linear and multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the associations of the health-related physical fitness measurements with the BMI distribution and the overweight/obesity risk as well as the dose-response relationship. (researchsquare.com)
  • The 3MPKS test and relative hand grip strength were significantly negatively associated with BMI and overweight/obesity risk with a dose-response relationship in both men and women. (researchsquare.com)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) was used to categorize body sizes used in the stimulus as underweight, normal, and overweight. (auburn.edu)
  • This research showed that overweight body scans were classified most correctly and were perceived as the most unattractive by both samples. (auburn.edu)
  • Epidemiologic investigations have consistently shown an independent increased risk for diabetes associated with overweight and obesity, with clear dose response patterning across categories of increasing body mass. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • For classifying children with excess weight (risk of overweight, overweight or obesity), or with overweight or obesity the cut-off points of the Z-scores of Body Mass Index (zBMI), proposed by the Ministry of Health (2009), were used, from the point of view of the World Health Organization. (bvsalud.org)
  • These factors were compared between obese and overweight children and their correlations with body mass index and other measures of obesity were tested. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Partial correlation coefficients (r) were calculated to compare the relationship of change in S(I) from baseline to 5 years later (DeltaS(I)) with baseline waist circumference (waist) as a measure of abdominal obesity and body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overall obesity. (nih.gov)
  • Despite removing large amounts of subcutaneous fat from beneath the skin - about 20 percent of a person's total body fat mass - there were no beneficial medical effects," says Samuel Klein, M.D., the Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science and the senior investigator on both studies. (wustl.edu)
  • Two common methods to assess the degree of obesity are measuring waist circumference, a surrogate for abdominal fat, and calculating the body mass index (BMI). (psychiatrist.com)
  • Elevated levels of body mass index (BMI) and smoking are well established lifestyle risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • WHR may be less accurate in individuals with a BMI of 35 or higher, and more complex to interpret since an increased WHR may result from increased abdominal fat or decreased lean muscle mass around the hips. (wikipedia.org)
  • WHR has been shown to be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease than simple waist circumference and body-mass index. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study by American Heart Association has shown that measuring waistline and comparing it to hip size might be a better way to predict heart disease risk than a widely used body mass index. (wikipedia.org)
  • Body mass index (BMI) being the most studied anthropometric index has been reported to be significantly related to CVD risk factors as demonstrated by several prospective and cross-sectional studies [ 13 - 15 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Recent data emphasize the importance of abdominal obesity, as measured by waist circumference, as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of body mass index. (cdlnuclear.com)
  • Predefined subgroup analyses across strata of body mass index, hormone receptors, adjustment for confounders, number of deaths, menopause and physical activity intensities were consistent in direction and magnitude to the main analyses. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • A team of researchers in Germany and the United States looked at the relationship of waist and hip circumference, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity levels to new cases of COPD in a large group of men and women in the US. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to classify the obese status in adults. (researchsquare.com)
  • Conclusion-- Working longer hours was significantly associated with larger waist circumferences and higher body mass index among male police officers working the midnight shift. (cdc.gov)
  • Author Manuscript body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference among female clean-room workers for electronic semiconductor production. (cdc.gov)
  • THE ROLE OF BODY MASS INDEX AND BODY SHAPE IN PERCEPTION OF BODY ATTRACTIVNESS: CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY Except where reference is made to work of others, the work described in this thesis is my own or was done in collaboration with my advisory committee. (auburn.edu)
  • and obese (if body mass index was 30 kg/m 2 or higher). (worldhealth.net)
  • Subjects with higher body mass index (BMI) percentiles had correspondingly higher concentrations of A-FABP in both boys and girls. (korea.ac.kr)
  • Tracking of obesity in children is generally performed using body mass index (BMI). (scirp.org)
  • However, the limitation of BMI is that it does not distinguish obesity due to excess fat mass from the obesity due to excess lean body mass [3]. (scirp.org)
  • They then studied how individual's social relationships were associated with four markers shown to be key markers for mortality risk: blood pressure, waist circumference, body mass index and circulating levels of C-reactive protein, which is a measure of systemic inflammation. (newswise.com)
  • Body composition describes the proportion of fat and non-fat mass in your body. (canfitpro.com)
  • Fat mass includes essential fat that is vital for normal body functions, and stored fat that serves as an energy source. (canfitpro.com)
  • An ideal body composition tends to be high in muscle mass while maintaining enough body fat for healthy function. (canfitpro.com)
  • By measuring your body fat percentage and muscle mass, you can get a more accurate picture of your health risk and progress. (canfitpro.com)
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of body mass index (BMI) changes over an 8-yr follow-up, on longitudinal changes of vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ), and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung ( D L,CO ) indices in a general population sample of North Italy. (ersjournals.com)
  • Over an 8-yr follow-up, the detrimental effect of gaining weight might be reversible for many adults as most of those who reduced their body mass index values also increased their lung function. (ersjournals.com)
  • Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured 13 years earlier (1994). (univ-lille.fr)
  • 95%). Height and weight were measured, body mass index (BMI), fat free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), body fat mass (BFM), percentage of body fat (%BF), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), FFM of both upper limbs and lower limbs and FFM of trunk were estimated according to In-body 270. (preprints.org)
  • While the importance of increased body mass in diabetes etiology is unequivocal, it has been recognized for some time that the distribution of body fat provides additional resolution regarding diabetes risk. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • We measured general obesity using the body mass index (BMI), whereas waist circumference and A Body Shape Index were used as measures of abdominal obesity. (ox.ac.uk)
  • 001) after adjustment for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI). (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT To assess overall and abdominal obesity and their relation to periodontal disease among young adults, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured and clinical attachment loss (CAL), gingival index (GI) and Community Periodontal Index (CPI) were estimated. (who.int)
  • Neither body mass index nor waist circumference was correlated with vitamin D status, although activities with increased sun exposure were highly correlated. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cardiovascular health score was defined by the American Heart Association as a composite score of 7 key risk factors (smoking status, physical activity, diet, body mass index, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and fasting blood glucose) with 0 to 2 points for each factor. (unav.edu)
  • Participants were stratified into two groups in accordance with changes in body mass index (BMI) standard deviation score: low-responders (LR) and high-responders (HR). The expression of 39 circulating miRNAs (c-miRNAs) was evaluated in plasma of all subjects before the intervention. (unav.edu)
  • Body mass index (BMI) estimates body fat percentage using height and weight measurements. (sdgln.com)
  • Testosterone therapy results in reduction of total body fat, waist circumference with increased lean muscle mass. (healthwithoutrisk.com)
  • When it comes to weight, we generally look at a person's body mass index (BMI) to determine their healthy range. (elementsofhealthcare.com)
  • After adjusting for confounding factors (i.e., demographics, lifestyle, clinical factors), neither whole-body fat mass nor fat percentage was found to be related to CVD risk. (imsociety.org)
  • We evaluated three outcomes: general obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ), abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 102 cm and ≥ 88 cm in men and women, respectively), and concomitant obesities, classified as: no risk, only one risk factor, and aggregate factors. (scielosp.org)
  • These analyses suggest that higher consumption of low-fat yogurt is associated with lower visceral and intermuscular fat in the whole sample, and women with higher dairy intake have lower waist circumference. (nyu.edu)
  • Sustained metabolic health in obese participants was associated with age ≤40 years and lower waist circumference. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Blood pressure, anthropometrics, and biochemical indices were measured. (hindawi.com)
  • Conclusion: No gender difference in body fat distribution indices was found in Thai preschool children. (scirp.org)
  • The aims of this study was 1) to determine gender difference in central body fat distribution of young Thai children and 2) to examine the determinant factors that influence on body fat distribution indices of children. (scirp.org)
  • However, they did identify 32 trials involving 2448 adults that assessed the effect of pasta on global and regional indices of body fat in the context of low-GI dietary patterns. (medscape.com)
  • Participants free of CVD/stroke and not underweight ( n = 3,743) were stratified by BMI categories and metabolic risk, defined as having two or more International Diabetes Federation metabolic syndrome criteria, excluding waist circumference. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • In addition to its ties to abdominal obesity, the metabolic syndrome has also been linked to blood lipid disorders, an inflammatory and pro-thrombotic state, hypertension, and insulin resistance. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • 3] found that the best predictors of incident metabolic syndrome over a 5 year follow-up were waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, and proinsulin levels. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • The authors suggested that steps should be taken to address components of the metabolic syndrome, such as waist circumference, in order to reduce the risk of developing the syndrome and related complications such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • This study also showed that waist circumference was a better predictor of metabolic syndrome than directly measuring insulin sensitivity with an oral glucose tolerance test. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • Significantly, the lifestyle intervention program reduced waist circumference by 4.4 ± 5.2 cm and improved both glucose-insulin homeostasis variables and lipoprotein-lipid parameters associated with the metabolic syndrome. (myhealthywaist.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)
  • 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)
  • It is suggested that until the epidemic progression of obesity is stopped and obesity prevented or at least properly managed, cardiologists will be confronted to an evolving contribution of risk factors where smoking, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension may be relatively less prevalent but at the expense of a much greater contribution of abdominal obesity and related features of the metabolic syndrome. (researchgate.net)
  • More than half (55.4%) of women and 33.0% of men with metabolic syndrome had only 3 metabolic abnormalities, 1 of which was abdominal obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • Harrell's concordance statistic was used to test the predictive accuracy of each measure for diabetes risk at five years. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Conclusions Despite suggestions that abdominal measures of obesity have stronger associations with incident diabetes and better predictive accuracy than BMI, we found no overall advantage in any one measure at discriminating the risk of developing diabetes. (sahmri.org.au)
  • 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)
  • In obese individuals, the concentration of fat in the abdominal region is a predictive marker for future health problems. (bvsalud.org)
  • These clinical observations regarding the detrimental health effects of central or upper body obesity were subsequently reinforced by the results of large prospective epidemiological studies of diabetes incidence, in which fat patterning of subjects was estimated using body surface measurements, specifically waist and hip circumferences and skinfold thicknesses ( 2 - 5 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Participants attended three in-person study exams at 6-9 weeks, 6 months and 12 months after delivery for infant anthropometry (head circumference, body weight, length, abdominal circumference and skinfold thicknesses), as well as maternal anthropometry (body weight, waist circumference and percent body fat). (kaiserpermanente.org)
  • The use of WC and WHtR provides the advantage in that the indexes are good predictors of intra-abdominal fat deposition and are related to the development of cardiovascular risk factor [17-19] Previous reports have also indicated the trunk skinfold as the sensitive tool to detect metabolic abnormalities in children and adolescents [4,20]. (scirp.org)
  • For years, scientists have been aware of a relationship between disease risk and excess belly fat. (wustl.edu)
  • We can help you to achieve your weight loss goals to lose excess body fat, especially abdominal fat. (atkins.com)
  • Several studies show that excess body fat is associated with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and some other diseases. (atkins.com)
  • When you eat a high carb diet, your body burns the carbs for energy and excess gluclose is directly stored as body fat. (atkins.com)
  • Our results support the detrimental association of excess body fatness on the survival of women with BC. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Excess weight, especially abdominal fat, alters hormone and cytokine signaling, creating a chronic inflammatory state and insulin resistance. (sdgln.com)
  • Despite strict nutritional recommendations, Ms A developed an intense aversion to food, citing lack of appetite and unhappiness about her weight and body habitus, while often blaming other facility residents for being too 'disgusting' for her to eat around them. (psychiatrist.com)
  • For both measurements, the individual should stand with feet close together, arms at the side and body weight evenly distributed, and should wear little clothing. (wikipedia.org)
  • The body fat percentage is considered to be an even more accurate measure of relative weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5% body weight (BW) loss were randomized to a 12-week weight maintenance follow-up period, comparing a partial meal replacement diet containing a vegetable-oil emulsion (test) or dairy fat (control). (springer.com)
  • Exercise, or a combination of dietary changes and physical activity, has been shown to reduce abdominal obesity in some cases, even in the absence of weight loss. (cdlnuclear.com)
  • Our findings suggest that next to smoking cessation and the prevention of smoking initiation, meeting guidelines for body weight, body shape and physical activity level may represent important individual and public health opportunities to decrease the risk of COPD. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Anthropometric measurements included body height, weight, and BMI. (researchsquare.com)
  • A healthy weight is often calculated using BMI alone, which is based on the relationship between height and weight. (atkins.com)
  • The findings indicate that maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding abdominal obesity may protect against developing heart failure, especially among women who experience late menopause. (worldhealth.net)
  • Among many baseline measurements and assessments conducted at the fourth follow-up exam, the women provided their age at menopause, and their weight was measured. (worldhealth.net)
  • Body weight and height were measured in each child. (scirp.org)
  • What if I told you that your body weight is not the best measure of your health and fitness? (canfitpro.com)
  • This is important to note because if you tend to store more fat in the hips or legs, it may reflect in a higher body weight but not necessarily a higher risk of chronic disease. (canfitpro.com)
  • General recommendations are 0.8 to 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. (canfitpro.com)
  • Resistance training involves lifting weights or using your own body weight to create resistance against gravity. (canfitpro.com)
  • Body composition is a better indicator of your health and fitness level than body weight alone. (canfitpro.com)
  • Furthermore, BMI or body weight gains have been shown to be related to longitudinal decline of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in adults, both in occupational cohorts 3 , 4 and in general population samples 5 - 7 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Body weight, but not BMI, change was included among predictors of longitudinal change of D L,CO in adults from the Tucson Epidemiological Study of Obstructive Lung Disease, although its effect was not specifically addressed 8 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCS) are used by farmers as a basis to determine the condition of the animal. (preprints.org)
  • The results showed a correlation between fat, lean and bone determined by CT and the fat, lean, bone weight estimated by live weight and body parameters calculated using the image processing application with R2 values of 0.90 for fat, 0.72 for lean and 0.50 for bone using ANNs statistical model. (preprints.org)
  • This study aimed to assess the association between body fatness and weight changes pre- and postdiagnosis and overall mortality and BC-specific mortality among BC survivors. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Several lifestyle intervention trials have highlighted the fact that increasing physical activity and adopting healthy eating habits can reduce body weight and waist circumference and lower the risk of developing diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • The contribution of various lifestyle and therapeutic interventions to reducing body weight, abdominal fat in particular, and preventing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is examined below. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • The weight, height and waist circumference of each child were measured. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods A total of 51 Spanish girls (age 7-16 years) with abdominal obesity underwent 8 weeks of a multidisciplinary intervention for weight loss. (unav.edu)
  • The expression of miR-221-3p was positively correlated with body weight, BMI and waist circumference, and negatively correlated with quantitative insulin sensitivity check index. (unav.edu)
  • Furthermore, physical activity (by itself or combined with dieting) may reduce abdominal obesity even if there is no weight loss. (elementsofhealthcare.com)
  • After menopause, there is an increase in cardiovascular risk (CVR), basically due to the rise in body weight (2). (imsociety.org)
  • Lower-GI diets may result in greater body weight reduction compared with higher-GI diets because lower-GI foods have been shown to be more satiating and delay hunger and decrease subsequent energy intake," they add. (medscape.com)
  • Children consume a greater amount of food per kilogram of body weight compared to adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Postdiagnosis body fatness, weight change and breast cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Program (CUP global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis. (who.int)
  • Measuring body fat can be cumbersome (ie, measuring the percentage of body fat). (psychiatrist.com)
  • Another way to measure results if by having your body fat percentage taken. (atkins.com)
  • But what percentage of body fat do you need to have a flat stomach? (atkins.com)
  • However, it does not account for your body fat percentage versus muscle making it unreliable for measuring health. (canfitpro.com)
  • Although the prevalence of smoking in the Western world has progressively declined over the past forty years - due largely to effective and comprehensive tobacco control measures - tobacco consumption remains high in many countries across Asia where about 40-70% of men smoke [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • This lack of clarity in the epidemiologic literature regarding optimal measures of obesity for studies of diabetes risk is due at least in part to the nature of these proxy (surrogate) measurements. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • The stress hormone cortisol is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and has been associated with higher levels of abdominal fat and therefore a higher WHR. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the analysis shows that obese people with low levels of abdominal fat have a lower risk of heart problems. (elementsofhealthcare.com)
  • A total of 1224 women were referred tion of intra-abdominal or visceral fat than during the study period. (who.int)
  • We observed a stronger positive relation with abdominal body fat than with total body fat and COPD," writes Dr. Gundula Behrens, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, with coauthors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In addition we will address important areas of modern epidemiology such as the influence of early life factors on adult health and disease, but also the importance of the gene-diet-microbiota interaction for body function and health. (lu.se)
  • It's the first evidence of a potential mechanistic link between abdominal fat and systemic inflammation. (wustl.edu)
  • Increased local, abdominal and overall fat depots increase local and systemic inflammation, thus potentially stimulating COPD-related processes in the lung," write the authors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A total of 13 086 children aged 7 - 12 years were screened and those with waist circumference = 90th percentile of their age were invited for further evaluations. (pharmapdf.com)
  • Overall and abdominal obesity in young adult females and abdominal obesity in males were significantly associated with periodontal disease. (who.int)
  • The change in body fat distribution in addition to the increased total body fat, has an importance as predictor of cardiovascular risk factor in children [4,5]. (scirp.org)
  • Perceptions of body sizes were significantly related to body shape categories for both American and Russian students. (auburn.edu)
  • The risk of general and abdominal obesity and concomitant outcomes increased significantly with age in both sexes. (scielosp.org)
  • AIP, TyG, NLR, hs-CRP, BMI, total body fat and visceral fat volume were significantly higher and the SEVR and 6MWD significantly lower in the amputees versus the injured-non-amputees and uninjured groups. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Waist measurements are usually obtained by laypersons by measurings around the waist at the navel, but research has shown that these measurements may underestimate the true waist circumference. (wikipedia.org)
  • A better way to determine whether you have too much belly fat is by measuring waist circumference. (atkins.com)
  • Women have too much belly fat with a waist circumference of 80 centimeters or more. (atkins.com)
  • The main cause of developing belly fat and other body fat is eating too many carbohydrates. (atkins.com)
  • If you reduce your carb intake your body goes your (belly) fat reserves to get energy. (atkins.com)
  • 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)
  • The study was conducted to determine the relationship between selected measures of visceral fat distribution, girth and cardio-respiratory fitness. (kheljournal.com)
  • In our study, we investigated if and how obesity affects the relationship between menopausal age and the future risk of developing heart failure. (worldhealth.net)
  • This study aimed to determine the characteristics of central body fat distribution in Thai preschool children and to examine factors that could influence on body fat distribution of children. (scirp.org)
  • Evidence shows that gender difference in fat distribution has been observed in adolescents [6-8] and one study reported the sexual dimorphism of body fat distribution in prepubertal children [9]. (scirp.org)
  • The study is the first to definitively link social relationships with concrete measures of physical wellbeing such as abdominal obesity, inflammation, and high blood pressure, all of which can lead to long-term health problems, including heart disease, stroke and cancer. (newswise.com)
  • One of the four nationally representative surveys was part of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, or Add Health, the largest, most comprehensive data researchers use to study how social relationships, behavior, environment and biology interact to shape health in adolescence and influence well-being throughout adulthood. (newswise.com)
  • METHODS: The study was based on the «Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants» randomized trial (SU.VI.MAX, 1994-2002) and the SU.VI.MAX 2 observational follow-up study (2007-2009). (univ-lille.fr)
  • METHODS: The cognitive performance of 2,817 middle-aged adults participating in the SU.VI.MAX (Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydant) study was assessed in 2007-2009 using 6 neuropsychological tests. (univ-lille.fr)
  • The association between body fatness and mortality among breast cancer survivors: results from a prospective cohort study. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Our objective was to investigate associations between ACEs and sleep measures among 206 police officers from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress study. (cdc.gov)
  • This study investigates how different anthropometric measures correlate to the risk of developing clinical AF in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort (MDC-cohort). (lu.se)
  • Both overall obesity and abdominal obesity were related to incidence of AF in this population-based study, although the relationship for overall obesity was stronger. (lu.se)
  • In the present study, the authors tested the hypothesis that among postmenopausal women with normal BMI, regional body fat deposits, as determined by DXA (trunk or leg fat), would be related to CVD. (imsociety.org)
  • BackgroundThe relationship between acute combat-related traumatic injury (CRTI) to coronary flow reserve (CFR) and subclinical cardiovascular risk have not been examined and was the primary aim of this study.Methods and resultsUK combat veterans from the ADVANCE cohort study (UK-Afghanistan War 2003-14) with traumatic limb amputations were compared to injured non-amputees and to a group of uninjured veterans from the same conflict. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, we recruited 132 individuals newly diagnosed with IPF and measured 4MGS change over 6 months. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • WHR has been found to be a more efficient predictor of mortality in older people (>75 years of age) than waist circumference or BMI. (wikipedia.org)
  • We performed a systematic review and meta-analyses to summarise the evidence on the relationship between postbreast cancer diagnosis physical activity and mortality, recurrence and second primary cancers. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Women with abdominal obesity demonstrated a 23% (11-37%) increase in overall mortality, independent of the association of BMI. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The United States National Institutes of Health and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey used results obtained by measuring at the top of the iliac crest. (wikipedia.org)
  • Results showed that overall dairy food consumption (g/day) was inversely associated with BMI, % body fat and WC. (yogurtinnutrition.com)
  • If so then you'll see a lack of results around the abdominal area or anywhere on your body. (atkins.com)
  • From these results, farmers can utilize accurate measures of fat which will enhance nutritional and management practices. (preprints.org)
  • To determine the relationship between selected measures of visceral fat distribution with cardio-respiratory fitness, product moment correlation (r) was employed. (kheljournal.com)
  • The result indicates that an inverse significant correlation between abdominal height (AbH) and cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF) since the value obtained for calculated "r" was -0.447. (kheljournal.com)
  • Abdominal fat is a marker of visceral fat (stored around important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines) and has greater blood flow and more receptors for cortisol than peripheral fat. (wikipedia.org)
  • Heart failure is diagnosed when the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood and oxygen to allow the body organs to function well. (worldhealth.net)
  • The heart failure risk potentially attributed to obesity as measured by BMI or waist circumference was calculated after adjusting for multiple other health and lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, including other conditions such as Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, hypertension (or high blood pressure), kidney function, inflammation, left ventricular hypertrophy and prior heart attack. (worldhealth.net)
  • People who live to 100 years have lower measures of creatinine, glucose and uric acid in their blood compared to those with a comparatively shorter lifespan, researchers say. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were measured in 559 adolescents. (thecamreport.com)
  • Data at both time points included fasting blood biochemistry, waist circumference, and blood pressure measures. (medscape.com)
  • According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, non-pregnant women with waist sizes greater than 35 inches and men with waist sizes greater than 40 inches are at an increased risk. (cdlnuclear.com)
  • When it comes to abdominal, and other body fat, there are some important differences between men and women. (atkins.com)
  • Women generally can achieve a toned stomach with a body fat content of 22% or lower. (atkins.com)
  • A questionnaire coordinated with a stimulus presented in a Power Point format and composed of 27 images of body scans of women was used by respondents to rate body size and attractiveness. (auburn.edu)
  • A waist circumference of more than 102 cm for men and 88 cm for women increases the risk of metabolic diseases like diabetes. (canfitpro.com)
  • Indeed, many women with abdominal obesity have a healthy BMI. (imsociety.org)
  • With your consent, we will use them to measure and analyze the use of the site (analytical cookies). (yogurtinnutrition.com)
  • To analyze the relationship between the WHR and the classification of nutritional status of preschool children. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nubia A mparo Giraldo Giraldo 1 principal component analysis were used to analyze the relationship between some variables and vitamin D status. (bvsalud.org)
  • The relationship between abdominal fat and cardiovascular outcomes demonstrates unequivocally that visceral fat is a health hazard. (cdlnuclear.com)
  • In this context, the relatively few large epidemiologic cohorts that have conducted detailed baseline assessments of abdominal fat distribution in combination with prospective evaluations of outcomes such as incident diabetes can provide novel insights into the natural history of the obesity-diabetes relationship. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • We know that obesity increases the risk of developing heart failure, and the onset of menopause is associated with increased body fatness," said Ebong. (worldhealth.net)
  • The relationship between obesity and diabetes has been well documented in the Ghanaian population [ 5 , 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Aims First, to conduct a detailed exploration of the prospective relations between four commonly used anthropometric measures with incident diabetes and to examine their consistency across different population subgroups. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Second, to compare the ability of each of the measures to predict five-year risk of diabetes. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the association between a one standard deviation increment in each anthropometric measure and incident diabetes. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Each of the measures had a positive association with incident diabetes. (sahmri.org.au)
  • A one standard deviation increment in each of the measures was associated with 64-80% higher diabetes risk. (sahmri.org.au)
  • Any of these measures would suffice to assist in primary diabetes prevention efforts. (sahmri.org.au)
  • 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)
  • It is well established that abdominal fat gain (the pot belly) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack and type 2 diabetes. (healthwithoutrisk.com)