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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Obesity, as measured by body mass index, is widely recognized as a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. However, the role of body composition components such as fat and lean mass is not well studied. Methods and Results A
Tamara Horwich +5 more
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Ketogenic diet-induced weight loss is associated with an increase in vitamin d levels in obese adults [PDF]
, 2019 Vitamin D is an important micronutrient involved in several processes. Evidence has shown a strong association between hypovitaminosis D and cardio-metabolic diseases, including obesity.
Gigliotti, S +9 more
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Body Fat and Fat‐Free Mass and All‐Cause Mortality [PDF]
Obesity Research, 2004 AbstractObjective: To investigate whether the association between BMI and all‐cause mortality could be disentangled into opposite effects of body fat and fat‐free mass (FFM).Research Methods and Procedures: All‐cause mortality was studied in the Danish follow‐up study “Diet, Cancer and Health” with 27, 178 men and 29, 875 women 50 to 64 years old ...
Bigaard, J +6 more
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PeerJ, 2019 The aim of the study was to examine the effects of a detraining period (DTP) (i.e., off-season) with an individually prescribed training program, and a retraining period (RTP) (i.e., pre-season) combining soccer and flywheel-based strength training on ...
L. Suárez-Arrones +7 more
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Correlates of calcaneal quantitative ultrasound parameters in patients with diabetes: the study on the assessment of determinants of muscle and bone strength abnormalities in diabetes [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) provides an estimate of bone mineral density (BMD) and also evaluates bone quality, which has been related to increased fracture risk in people with diabetes.
Alessi, Elena +11 more
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Fat–fat-free index in body mass assessment in young people
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The study aimed to personalize the classification of body weight using the fat–fat-free (FFF) index with the percentage of body fat and to develop classification standards for the FFF index for men aged 18–25 years.
Agnieszka Chwałczyńska +3 more
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Acta Paediatrica, 2015 AbstractAimExisting studies suggest that weight and body composition of parents influence the size and body composition of their offspring, but are often inconclusive and conducted by means of inappropriate body composition methodology. Our aim was to study infant size and body composition variables in relation to body composition variables of their ...
Henriksson, Pontus +2 more
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Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022 Background: The associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and obesity in adolescent remained unclear when considering imaging based methods such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning.
Li-Zi Lin +16 more
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Body composition in clinical practice [PDF]
, 2016 Nutritional status is the results of nutrients intake, absorption and utilization, able to influence physiological and pathological conditions. Nutritional status can be measured for individuals with different techniques, such as CT Body Composition ...
Andreoli, A +3 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023 Background Uncertainty persists about carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and the independent relevance of different measures of adiposity for CIMT.
Preyanka Pillay +4 more
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