Change in Intra-Abdominal Fat Predicts the Risk of Hypertension in Japanese Americans. [PDF]
Sullivan CA +5 more
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Types of obesity and their impact on long-term outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease
Large prospective studies involving several hundred thousands to several million people from the general population have shown that people with obesity have a higher overall mortality rate than people with a normal BMI.
S. V. Miklishanskaya, N. A. Mazur
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Abdominal regional fat distribution on MRI correlates with cholecystolithiasis. [PDF]
AIMS: To determine whether abdominal regional fat distribution pattern on MRI is correlated with cholecystolithiasis. METHODS: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 163 patients with cholecystolithiasis and 163 non-cholecystolithiasis control subjects ...
Yang Zhang +7 more
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Risk for metabolic syndrome in the population with visceral fat area measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis [PDF]
Background/Aims To investigate whether visceral fat area (VFA) measured by bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) was associated with metabolic syndrome in subjects with and without obesity.
Han Ho Jeon +5 more
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The Sex and Race Specific Relationship between Anthropometry and Body Fat Composition Determined from Computed Tomography: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
BackgroundFew studies have investigated the relationship of anthropometric measurements with computed tomography (CT) body fat composition, and even fewer determined if these relationships differ by sex and race.MethodsCT scans from 1,851 participants in
Allison, Matthew A +9 more
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Objective: To associate intra-abdominal fat thickness measured by ultrasonography to the factors related to metabolic syndrome and to determine cutoff points of intra-abdominal fat measurement associated with a greater chance of metabolic syndrome in ...
Rommel L.R. Novais +8 more
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Metabolic effects of intra‐abdominal fat in GHRKO mice [PDF]
SummaryMice with targeted deletion of the growth hormone receptor (GHRKO mice) are growth hormone (GH) resistant, small, obese, hypoinsulinemic, highly insulin sensitive and remarkably long‐lived. To elucidate the unexpected coexistence of adiposity with improved insulin sensitivity and extended longevity, we examined effects of surgical removal of ...
Masternak, Michal M. +11 more
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Visceral Fat as a Useful Parameter in the Differential Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis [PDF]
Background/AimsBecause of the similarities in the clinical presentations of Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (ITB), differential diagnosis is critical.
Jun Kwon Ko +11 more
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Changes in Fat Intake, Body Fat Composition and Intra-Abdominal Fat after Bariatric Surgery [PDF]
Bariatric surgery is considered to be the effective treatment alternative conducted over the lifetime for reducing weight in patients with clinically morbid obesity. For many patients, the benefits of weight loss, including decreases in blood glucose, lipids, and blood pressure as well as increase in mobility, will outweigh the risks of surgical ...
Lim, Heesook +4 more
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Self-assessment: weight loss and anorexia in a Fox Terrier [PDF]
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Anguita, Antonio
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