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Obesity, body fat distribution and eye diseases [PDF]

Eating and Weight Disorders
Background The prevalence of obesity, a chronic disease, is increasing, and obesity is now considered a global epidemic. Eye diseases are also increasing worldwide and have serious repercussions on quality of life as well as increasingly high costs for ...
Francesca Bosello, Angiola Vanzo, Chiara Zaffalon, Luca Polinelli, Filippo Saggin, Erika Bonacci, Emilio Pedrotti, Giorgio Marchini, Ottavio Bosello   +8 more
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Domination Of Body Fat Distribution Based On Percent Of Body Fat In Late Adolescent Male And Female [PDF]

Saintika Medika, 2022
Background: Body composition consisting of body fat and non-fat body mass is an indicator of health profile. One method for assessing body fat mass is to measure body fat percentage.
Anung Putri Ilahika, Taufan Iskandar, Nurul Choviyah Syaifudin, Aulia Choirunnisa   +3 more
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Mechanisms of body fat distribution and gluteal-femoral fat protection against metabolic disorders [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
Obesity is a major health problem that affects millions of individuals, and it is associated with metabolic diseases including insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes (T2D), and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, Body fat distribution (BFD) rather
Maha Alser, Khaled Naja, Mohamed A. Elrayess, Mohamed A. Elrayess   +3 more
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Body fat distribution and semen quality in 4304 Chinese sperm donors [PDF]

Asian Journal of Andrology
Extensive studies have identified potential adverse effects on semen quality of obesity, based on body mass index, but the association between body fat distribution, a more relevant indicator for obesity, and semen quality remains less clear.
Si-Han Liang, Qi-Ling Wang, Dan Li, Gui-Fang Ye, Ying-Xin Li, Wei Zhou, Rui-Jun Xu, Xin-Yi Deng, Lu Luo, Si-Rong Wang, Xin-Zong Zhang, Yue-Wei Liu   +11 more
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Adiposity level, fat distribution and age at menarche in Bengali girls from Kolkata, India

Human Biology and Public Health, 2023
Background: The onset of menarche is influenced by various factors, including genetic, morphological and socioeconomic factors. Objectives: The study aimed to examine the differences in adiposity levels and fat distribution between early, average, and
Łukasz Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń, Rituparna Das, Anindita Chakraborty, Rana Saha, Sukanta Das, Parasmani Dasgupta   +6 more
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Circulating betatrophin/ANGPTL8 levels correlate with body fat distribution in individuals with normal glucose tolerance but not those with glucose disorders

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2020
Background The relationship between betatrophin/ANGPTL8 and obesity has been investigated using body mass index (BMI); however, since BMI reflects overall adiposity rather than body fat distribution, it remains unclear whether fat deposition in different
Jing Zheng, Juan Liu, Beverly S. Hong, Weijian Ke, Minmin Huang, Yanbing Li   +5 more
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Body fat distribution and its risk for cardiovascular events in 10 years: Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2022
Body fat distribution seems to have different effects in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). We aimed to estimate the associations between lower limbs and trunk fat ratio and the 10-year CVD risk, and isolated risk factors in men and women.
Bárbara Bruna Rodrigues de Oliveira, Carolina Gomes Coelho, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Luana Giatti, Larissa Fortunato Araújo   +4 more
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Imaging-Based Body Fat Distribution in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
BackgroundWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are generally considered to be central obese and at higher risks of metabolic disturbances. Imaging methods are the golden standards for detecting body fat distribution.
Shiqin Zhu, Shiqin Zhu, Shiqin Zhu, Shiqin Zhu, Zeyan Li, Cuiping Hu, Cuiping Hu, Cuiping Hu, Cuiping Hu, Fengxuan Sun, Fengxuan Sun, Fengxuan Sun, Fengxuan Sun, Chunling Wang, Haitao Yuan, Haitao Yuan, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li   +20 more
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FAM13A affects body fat distribution and adipocyte function

Nature Communications, 2020
Genetic variants in the FAM13A locus have been associated with anthropometric and glycemic traits. Here, using fine-mapping, in vitro knockdown studies in pre-adipocytes and in vivo knockout in mice, the authors show that FAM13A is involved in regulating
Mohsen Fathzadeh, Jiehan Li, Abhiram Rao, Naomi Cook, Indumathi Chennamsetty, Marcus Seldin, Xiang Zhou, Panjamaporn Sangwung, Michael J. Gloudemans, Mark Keller, Allan Attie, Jing Yang, Martin Wabitsch, Ivan Carcamo-Orive, Yuko Tada, Aldons J. Lusis, Myung Kyun Shin, Cliona M. Molony, Tracey McLaughlin, Gerald Reaven, Stephen B. Montgomery, Dermot Reilly, Thomas Quertermous, Erik Ingelsson, Joshua W. Knowles   +24 more
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Body fat distribution, in particular visceral fat, is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in obese women. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Body fat distribution is, next to overall obesity, an important risk factor for cardiometabolic outcomes in the general population. In particular, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. Since it is unclear
Theodora W Elffers, Renée de Mutsert, Hildo J Lamb, Albert de Roos, Ko Willems van Dijk, Frits R Rosendaal, J Wouter Jukema, Stella Trompet   +7 more
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