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Whole body fat: Content and distribution

Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, 2013
Obesity and its co-morbidities, including type II diabetes, insulin resistance and cardiovascular diseases, have become one of the biggest health issues of present times. The impact of obesity goes well beyond the individual and is so far-reaching that, if it continues unabated, it will cause havoc with the economies of most countries.
Thomas, E. L., Fitzpatrick, J. A., Malik, S. J., Taylor-Robinson, S. D., Bell, J. D.   +4 more
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Ethnic differences in body fat distribution among Asian pre-pubertal children: A cross-sectional multicenter study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Ethnic differences in body fat distribution contribute to ethnic differences in cardiovascular morbidities and diabetes. However few data are available on differences in fat distribution in Asian children from various backgrounds.
Koon Poh Bee, Nasreddine Lara, Kijboonchoo Kallaya, Ma Guansheng, Kagawa Masaharu, Byrne Nuala M, Liu Ailing, Ismail Mohammad, Hills Andrew P   +8 more
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A cross-sectional MR study of body fat volumes and distribution in chronic schizophrenia [PDF]

npj Schizophrenia, 2022
People with schizophrenia show higher risk for abdominal obesity than the general population, which could contribute to excess mortality. However, it is unclear whether this is driven by alterations in abdominal fat partitioning.
Emanuele F. Osimo, Stefan P. Brugger, E. Louise Thomas, Oliver D. Howes   +3 more
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BMI and objectively measured body fat and body fat distribution in prepubertal children

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2006
SummaryBackground  Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used as a surrogate estimate of body fat in epidemiological studies. This study explores the association between BMI, body fat and body fat distribution assessed by Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) in younger children.Methods  Cross‐sectional study of 246 children (138 boys and 108 girls) aged 8 ...
Magnus, Dencker, Ola, Thorsson, Christian, Lindén, Per, Wollmer, Lars B, Andersen, Magnus K, Karlsson   +5 more
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The Effect of Body Fat Distribution on Systemic Sclerosis. [PDF]

J Clin Med, 2022
Obesity contributes to a chronic proinflammatory state, which is a known risk factor to develop immune-mediated diseases. However, its role in systemic sclerosis (SSc) remains to be elucidated. Therefore, we conducted a two-sample mendelian randomization (2SMR) study to analyze the effect of three body fat distribution parameters in SSc.
Villanueva-Martin G, Acosta-Herrera M, Kerick M, López-Isac E, Simeón CP, Callejas JL, Assassi S, Beretta L, SSc Group I, Asig ASIG, Allanore Y, Proudman SM, Nikpour M, Fonseca C, Denton CP, Radstake TRDJ, Mayes MD, Jiang X, Martin J, Bossini-Castillo L.   +19 more
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Sex Differences in Measures of Body Fat and Body Fat Distribution in the Elderly [PDF]

American Journal of Epidemiology, 1996
This study describes sex differences in obesity and body fat distribution using commonly used assessment methods in 140 men and 245 women age 65-96 years from Rancho Bernardo, California. Significant correlations were shown among all obesity measures. The waist/hip ratio was more strongly correlated with the truncal fat/leg fat ratio in women than in ...
D, Goodman-Gruen, E, Barrett-Connor
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The genetic underpinnings of body fat distribution [PDF]

Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017
Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, has reached epidemic proportions; people who are overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2) or obese now comprise more than 25% of the world's population. Obese individuals have a higher risk of comorbidity development including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and fertility complications.
Pulit, S, Laber, S, Glastonbury, C, Lindgren, C   +3 more
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Body fat distribution and insulin resistance [PDF]

Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa, 2005
The movement of populations from rural to urban areas is associated with major changes in lifestyle, particularly the increased availability of calorie-dense foods and drinks. Although obesity is associated with social stigma in Western countries, public opinion of obesity and overweight in the Middle East and Africa is different, being associated more
Aus T, Ali, Nigel J, Crowther
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Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a growing health problem in India and worldwide, due to changes in lifestyle. This study aimed to explore the independent associations between dietary and physical activity exposure variables and total body fat and distribution in ...
Krishna, K V Radha, Sullivan, Ruth, Krishna, KV Radha, Kuper, Hannah, Wells, Jonathan, Taylor, Amy E, Bowen, Liza, Ekelund, Ulf, Kulkarni, Bharati, Wells, Jonathan CK, Kinra, Sanjay, Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Ebrahim, Shah, Radha Krishna, K. V., Taylor, Amy E.   +14 more
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Longitudinal changes in body composition with advancing pregnancy and the relationship of maternal fat deposition to fetal growth. [PDF]

, 1996
Obesity has long been recognised as a risk factor for the development of variety of life threatening diseases; examples include diabetes mellitus and cardio vascular disease.
Soltani-Karbaschi, Hora
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