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ObesityMetabolic syndromeAdipose tissueAdiposityRatioStatistically significantDual-Energy X-Ray AVisceralTriglyceridesAccumulationBaselineOverweightAnthropometric parametersMeasurementsType 2 diabetSignificantly reducedGlucoseConcentrationsInsulinBody compositionButtocksHipsMorbidity and mortaInterventions0.001AdultsPercentageIncrease0.05BloodGroupMassCONCLUSIONSCardiovascular diseaseWeeksStress reductionLogistic regressionHighExercisesAerobic ExerciseRiskStudyWeight loss
Obesity22
  • MS can be defined by the presence of abdominal obesity and any 2 of the following factors: increased fasting plasma glucose, increased TGs, reduced HDL cholesterol, and hypertension. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic risk factors (including hypertension, dyslipidaemia, abdominal obesity and impaired glucose metabolism), which is associated with a twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Ford, 2005), and an even higher risk of T2DM (Grundy, 2008). (bhma.org)
  • Waist circumference is the distance around the abdomen and this measure is used to assess the degree of abdominal obesity and also cardiovascular risk. (ommegaonline.org)
  • It is considered that for a good health, waist should measure no more than 80 cm in women and 94 cm in men, and abdominal obesity exists when waist circumference is more than 88 cm in women and 102 cm in men [4] , or when the waist to hip ratio is above 0.85 in women and 0.9 in men [5] . (ommegaonline.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • As per a team of Stanford scientists, the underlying reason for abdominal obesity is connected to internal body temperature. (ipsnews.net)
  • The present study indicated that daily supplementation with 100 mg of pine bark extract in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria had favorable effects on glycemic control, serum VCAM-1, and urinary albumin to creatine ratio level, as well as total cholesterol concentrations and abdominal obesity which could be helpful in the control of diabetes complications," they concluded. (lifeextension.com)
  • Methods: 1638 patients with abdominal obesity were selected. (scirp.org)
  • Metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity were defined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. (scirp.org)
  • From the initial sample of 2341 subjects selected, 211 did not have the inclusion criteria (abdominal obesity by IDF criteria for European population and basal plasma glucose >90 mg/dl). (scirp.org)
  • Effective interventions for weight reduction and addressing obesity are therefore a high priority. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • Measures of above 40 inches (102 cm) in men and 35 inches (88 cm) in women are known as abdominal obesity (2). (bodybuilding.com)
  • Our objective was to examine the effect of a pilot home-based childhood obesity prevention intervention on measures of anthropometrics and body composition in Canadian parents. (biomedcentral.com)
  • World Obesity Federation, as well ly significant weight loss has been lation to weight maintenance fairly as several national and regional challenging, in part because health consistently show a relationship guidelines. (who.int)
  • Population surveys provide knowledge to rapid urbanization, the significant increase of the health status of individuals living in a in obesity, and the low investment in health given region and are of paramount importance services in the prevention and treatment of the for monitoring and surveillance of indicators. (bvsalud.org)
Metabolic syndrome12
  • 3) cardiovascular measures including metabolic syndrome components, and (4) balances in stress hormones such as cortisol. (cdc.gov)
  • A significant increase in the metabolic syndrome (components which increase the risk for heart disease) was found over the study period. (cdc.gov)
  • Reducing abdominal fat is particularly beneficial given its connection to metabolic syndrome and increased risk for heart disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Elevated waist circumference, a crude anthropometric index of the absolute amount of visceral adipose tissue, better predicts the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome and related disorders than BMI. (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)
  • Overall, we have found that curcumin intake among patients with metabolic syndrome and related disorders was correlated with a significant reduction in BMI, weight, WC, and leptin, and a significant increase in adiponectin levels, but did not affect HR. (frontiersin.org)
  • The lifestyle interventions had no significant effect on metabolic syndrome prevalence at 6 months or 18 months. (cdc.gov)
  • To determine the effect of ashitaba chalcone powder on risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome such as body weight, waist circumference and visceral fat. (medcraveonline.com)
  • For the metabolic syndrome in which multiple mild abnormalities in lipids, waist size (abdominal circumference), blood pressure, and blood sugar increase the risk of CHD, the designated HDL cholesterol levels that contribute to the syndrome are sex-specific. (medscape.com)
Adipose tissue4
  • The main purpose of radiofrequency (RF)-based devices for body contouring is to produce thermal stimulus which leads to skin tightening effect by dermal collagen production and decreases the volume of adipose tissue by a reduction of the adipocyte's cytosolic. (scirp.org)
  • Lipohypertrophy is defined as excess fat deposition in abdominal defined as visceral adipose tissue (VAT) as well as in the dorsocervical region, breasts, trunk, and along with possible fat deposition in liver, muscle, myocardium and epicardium. (eventscribe.net)
  • Testosterone has been found to inhibit triglyceride uptake and lipoprotein lipase activity and cause a rapid turnover of triglycerides in abdominal adipose tissue (Martin et al, 1996). (bhma.org)
  • 1 Waist circumference has been shown to be the anthropometric index that best predicts the distribution of adipose tissue in fat compartments such as the abdominal region. (psychiatrist.com)
Adiposity3
  • It is well established that abdominal adiposity is a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality independent of BMI ( 1 , 2 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • There are several reasons to believe that adiposity is a significant factor in lowering levels of testosterone, which can be seen in men as young as 40 (Goncharov et al, 2009). (bhma.org)
  • Furthermore, the EG decreased their waist circumference ( p = 0.005), a proxy of abdominal adiposity, and demonstrated an increased likelihood (73%) that a randomly selected change in muscle mass score from the EG would be greater than a randomly selected change score from the control group. (nature.com)
Ratio18
  • A number of studies have suggested that certain dietary factors as well as age, sex, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), education and smoking may have an important link with CVD [6-8]. (who.int)
  • Thus females generally have relatively narrow waists and large buttocks, and this along with wide hips make for a wider hip section and a lower waist-hip ratio compared to males. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also fat mass (FM), waist circumference (Wci), hip circumference (Hci) and waist to hip ratio or waist to height ratio, are relevant. (ommegaonline.org)
  • The waist to height ratio is a simple measurement for assessment of abdominal fat mass and cardiovascular risk, with considered healthy values those under 0.5 [6,7] . (ommegaonline.org)
  • Compared to just measuring waist circumference, waist to height ratio is equally fair for men and women and also for short and tall persons. (ommegaonline.org)
  • Measuring waist to height ratio is gaining popularity in the scientific society as several studies have found that this is a more valid measurement than BMI. (ommegaonline.org)
  • At eight weeks, waist circumference, waist to height ratio, hemoglobin A1c, total cholesterol, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1, an inflammatory cell that contributes to atherosclerosis), and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (an early indicator of kidney disease) were lower at the end of the study among participants who received French maritime pine bark extract in comparison with the placebo. (lifeextension.com)
  • Design and methods: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolling 61 HIV-infected patients with increased waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio. (natap.org)
  • In non-HIV-infected patients [6] and among HIV-infected patients with changes in fat distribution [7], increased waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and central fat accumulation is related to increased metabolic risk indices. (natap.org)
  • Here, one important factor to consider is your Waist-to-Hip Ratio, which is the measurement of your waist compared to your hips. (acko.com)
  • This article will give you an overview of Waist-to-Hip Ratio along with some frequently asked questions. (acko.com)
  • What is Waist-to-Hip Ratio? (acko.com)
  • Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) is a measurement of body fat distribution. (acko.com)
  • A Waist-to-Hip Ratio Calculator refers to an online tool that assists in knowing your Waist-to-Hip Ratio by using your measurements of waist and hip circumference. (acko.com)
  • To use the calculator, measure your waist and hips, enter the values into the calculator, and it will generate your ratio. (acko.com)
  • To calculate your Waist-to-Hip Ratio, follow these steps. (acko.com)
  • Making changes to your diet can have a significant impact on your waistline-to-hip ratio. (acko.com)
  • In addition, in the trained overweight/obese group, exercise-induced changes in ROOH, ox-LDL and F 2 -Isop were correlated with improvements in anthropometric parameters (waist-to-hip ratio, %FM and FFM). (humankinetics.com)
Statistically significant1
  • The results were that the green tea group experienced a statistically significant loss in body weight (-2.7 kg or about 6 pounds) at the end of 12 weeks, and also experienced a statistically significant increase in daily resting energy expenditure. (totalhealthmagazine.com)
Dual-Energy X-Ray A2
  • Blood work and body composition measurements (as measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry scans) were taken at the start of the study and at the end of each diet period. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The primary outcome was change in abdominal fat, assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and cross-sectional computerized tomography scan. (natap.org)
Visceral7
Triglycerides2
Accumulation3
  • Patients were eligible if between 18 and 65 years of age, had confirmed HIV infection, had evidence of excess abdominal fat accumulation and on stable ART regimen for 8 weeks or more. (eventscribe.net)
  • Overweight youth are more susceptible to metabolic disorders, since the accumulation of body fat, especially in the abdominal region, generates an increase in fatty acids circulating in the bloodstream, which consequently impairs insulin signaling and leads to a reduction in sensitivity of receptors and tissue response to cellular actions that are mediated by this hormone 1,3,4 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: To investigate the effects of TH9507, a novel growth hormone releasing factor, on abdominal fat accumulation, metabolic and safety parameters in HIV-infected patients with central fat accumulation. (natap.org)
Baseline2
  • By applying a statistical model analogous to that applied in the above mentioned paper, the present authors have previously found that weight at baseline and change in weight were significant predictors of D L,CO longitudinal increases over an 8-yr period, both in adult males and females from the Po river delta prospective epidemiological study in Italy 9 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Body composition and anthropometric outcomes were measured at baseline and at 6 months and 18 months from baseline. (biomedcentral.com)
Overweight4
Anthropometric parameters1
  • Metabolic and anthropometric parameters were measured at week 26 in patients with and without DC fat (Table 2). (eventscribe.net)
Measurements1
  • The medication was well tolerated without significant changes to metabolic based measurements. (eventscribe.net)
Type 2 diabet3
Significantly reduced2
Glucose2
  • Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study was initiated in 1998 to determine the risk factors of arteriosclerosis among the urban population of Tehran and to develop population-based measures to control the rising trend of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia. (who.int)
  • 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)
Concentrations2
  • Monoamines and their metabolites concentrations were measured using the HPLC-ECD method. (bvsalud.org)
  • Further analysis found a significant inverse association between CoQ10 concentrations and the risk of lung cancer in current smokers. (lifeextension.com)
Insulin1
Body composition1
  • Furthermore, evidence of an association between IGF-1 levels and measures of muscle strength, body composition, and physical functioning in older adults is lacking. (medscape.com)
Buttocks2
  • When females reach menopause and the estrogen produced by ovaries declines, fat migrates from their buttocks, hips and thighs to their waists. (wikipedia.org)
  • Measure the widest part of your buttocks with your feet together. (acko.com)
Hips2
  • Hip circumference (Hci) is recorded on the widest part of the hips. (ommegaonline.org)
  • It measures the circumference of the waist and hips, and then divides the waist measurement by the hip measurement to determine if a person has an apple or pear shaped body. (acko.com)
Morbidity and morta2
  • Thus, preventative and therapeutic strategies to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by metabolic diseases are significant. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although significant reductions have occurred in the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) since the mid-1970s, this is still the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries [1,2]. (who.int)
Interventions1
  • These studies described interventions for improving diet or physical activity as indicators of health promotion and disease prevention and that reported significant improvement in clinical outcomes. (cdc.gov)
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Adults1
  • Measures of inflammation were associated with progression of CAC in a population of adults with and without type 1 diabetes. (silverchair.com)
Percentage3
  • All participants were weighed and measured at the start and end of treatment, and four weeks in, to include BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass, percentage body fat, and blood pressure to see what impact acupuncture might have. (lifeandfitnessmag.ie)
  • Body weight, BMI, body fat percentage (bioimpedance), waist circumference, blood pressure, musculoskeletal pain, maximal oxygen uptake (maximal bicycle test), and isometric maximal muscle strength of 3 body regions were measured before and after the intervention period. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Measuring body fat can be cumbersome (ie, measuring the percentage of body fat). (psychiatrist.com)
Increase4
  • Males experienced larger losses than females (20 and 16 mL FEV 1 median reduction for a BMI unit increase in males and females, respectively). (ersjournals.com)
  • There was a significant increase in work hours and second jobs associated with poorer sleep among officers. (cdc.gov)
  • Nevertheless, chicken led to a significant increase in total SCFAs post-24 h vs. control (+57.07 mmol/L, p = .01). (imperial.ac.uk)
  • In one three-day study 16 , subjects given a standardized green tea extract providing 270 mg catechins and 150 mg caffeine daily experienced a significant increase in energy expenditure (i.e., calories burned). (totalhealthmagazine.com)
0.051
  • 0.05) with no significant difference between the groups. (springer.com)
Blood3
Group5
  • After 4 years, the overall cumulative incidence of diabetes dropped by 58% in the lifestyle modification group, with the reduction directly linked to lifestyle changes. (myhealthywaist.org)
  • At week 26, on average, the patients with DC fat deposition had higher BMI and waist circumference (WC) than the group without DC fat. (eventscribe.net)
  • But among those who kept going for the entire period, significant differences were apparent after four weeks, with the active treatment groups showing a 6.1% (5-point treatment) and 5.7% (1-point treatment) reduction, respectively, in BMI compared with the sham treatment group among whom there was no reduction in BMI. (lifeandfitnessmag.ie)
  • Waist circumference fell, with the largest drop seen in the group on the 5-point treatment compared with the sham groups, although this difference disappeared after taking account of age. (lifeandfitnessmag.ie)
  • The results were a trend toward greater loss of body weight in the green tea group compared with the control group, and significant greater reductions in total abdominal fat area (-7.7 percent versus -0.3 percent) and subcutaneous abdominal fat area (-6.2 percent versus. (totalhealthmagazine.com)
Mass2
  • Body weight adequacy is normally categorized using body mass index (BMI), however other parameters as fat mass (FM), waist circumference (Wci), hip circumference (Hci) and waist to hip and waist to height ratios, are relevant and useful to evaluate carefully and individually the extent of the health problem. (ommegaonline.org)
  • Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were also measured, as was body mass index (BMI). (who.int)
CONCLUSIONS1
  • Conclusions: The majority of the patients exhibited a substantial circumferential reduction, not at the expense of weight loss. (scirp.org)
Cardiovascular disease1
Weeks2
  • Measures of body fat also fell after eight weeks, but only in those receiving the 5-point treatment. (lifeandfitnessmag.ie)
  • In one study, 6 weeks of training just the abdominal muscles had no measurable effect on waist circumference or the amount of fat in the abdominal cavity (31Trusted Source). (bodybuilding.com)
Stress reduction2
  • The study emphasizes the need for increased police training in stress reduction and wellness. (cdc.gov)
  • CRP in three out of six studies that measured CRP following training in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), but inconsistent or null findings on other circulating immune biomarkers. (humankinetics.com)
Logistic regression1
  • Association measures were estimated by hierarchical logistic regression. (bvsalud.org)
High2
  • Feature papers represent the most advanced research with significant potential for high impact in the field. (mdpi.com)
  • Recently, Ross and Katzmarzyk ( 7 ) reported that for a given BMI, individuals with high CRF had lower abdominal skinfold thickness and waist circumference compared with individuals with lower CRF, independent of sex. (diabetesjournals.org)
Exercises1
  • This doesn't mean doing abdominal exercises, as spot reduction - losing fat in one spot - is not possible. (bodybuilding.com)
Aerobic Exercise1
Risk3
  • Although both abdominal fat and low CRF are significant predictors of health risk, the independent contribution of these two factors is not firmly established. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Many risk factors for CVD are uals with mild to moderate physical activity levels, even modifiable with specific prevention measures. (who.int)
  • An epidemiologic study conducted at the University of Manchester found an association between zinc supplementation and a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease as well as a reduction in the progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease patients. (lifeextension.com)
Study10
  • This study aimed to determine the extent of the association of household food security (HFS) to mothers' and children's dietary diversity score (DDS), and to identify the significant factors associated with meeting the DDS of these vulnerable groups. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Overall the longitudinal measure of police work stressors increased significantly over the study period. (cdc.gov)
  • While a significant body of evidence has shown that eating almonds is associated with improved heart health, this is the first and largest controlled feeding study using identical diets with the exception of almonds vs. a calorie-matched snack to investigate and isolate the cardio-protective properties of almonds beyond their contributions to an overall heart-healthy diet. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In one study , scientists assessed the effect of drinking water by measuring subjects' oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production in a respiratory chamber. (remediesforme.com)
  • therefore the objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel RF device used for focal fat reduction. (scirp.org)
  • Treatment of excessive VAT with tesamorelin has seemingly positive results in fat reduction in patients with or without DC fat deposition and our study contributes to the growing literature. (eventscribe.net)
  • We chose the IDF definition of MS, instead of that of the ATP-III because the IDF abdominal perimeter cut-off point was one of the selection criteria used in the DESIRE study. (scirp.org)
  • One 5-year study reported that eating 10 grams of soluble fiber per day was linked to a 3.7% reduction in the amount of fat in the abdominal cavity (28Trusted Source). (bodybuilding.com)
  • Another study found that exercise completely prevented people from regaining abdominal fat after weight loss, implying that exercise is particularly important during weight maintenance (34Trusted Source). (bodybuilding.com)
  • In a three-month study 17 , subjects given the same dose of green tea extract decreased their body weight 4.6 percent (-7.7 pounds) and waist circumference by 4.48 percent (-4.14 cm). (totalhealthmagazine.com)
Weight loss3