EDIS, 2013 Santa Claus, Winnie the Pooh®, and Shrek® … what do these three characters have in common? You probably know them for being jolly and for having extra fat around their waists, also known as “abdominal obesity.” Although this may be cute in fairy tales or
Erica Bub, Karla Shelnutt, Gail Kauwell
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Nutrition literacy is associated with general obesity, abdominal obesity, and body fat percentage obesity [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundObesity is associated with unhealthy eating behavior among adults. Nutrition literacy (NL) is an important determinant of eating behavior.
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Clinical Significance of Body Fat Distribution in Coronary Artery Calcification Progression in Korean Population [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2021 Background Although obesity differs according to ethnicity, it is globally established as a solid risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, it is not fully understood how obesity parameters affect the progression of coronary artery calcification ...
Heesun Lee +3 more
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Differential Impact of Obesity on the Risk of Diabetes Development in Two Age Groups: Analysis from the National Health Screening Program [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2023 Background The effect of obesity on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in different age groups remains unclear. We assessed the impact of obesity on the development of DM for two age groups (40-year-old, middle age; 66-year-old, older ...
Tae Kyung Yoo +6 more
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Differences in cardiovascular disease incidence according to changes in obesity status in young diabetic patients [PDF]
Cardiovascular Diabetology. Endocrinology ReportsBackground The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in obese patients with young-onset diabetes remains unclear. We investigated the incidence of CVD and the impact of changes in abdominal obesity status over time among patients ...
Do Kyeong Song +4 more
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Association of Soybean Food Intake and Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Korean Women: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007 to 2011) [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2020 BackgroundSoybean food consumption has been considered as a possible way to lower incidence of cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) among Asians. However, results from studies investigating its efficacy on CMS in Asians have been inconsistent.MethodsWe ...
Sook-Hyun Jun +2 more
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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Obesity in Korean Adults [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2023 Background This study aimed to investigate the association between consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and obesity in Korean adults. Methods We included the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center cohort study baseline data ...
Jee-Seon Shim +3 more
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Red Blood Cells from Individuals with Abdominal Obesity or Metabolic Abnormalities Exhibit Less Deformability upon Entering a Constriction. [PDF]
, 2016 Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are multifactorial conditions associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes mellitus.
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Obesity-Associated Abdominal Elephantiasis [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 Abdominal elephantiasis is a rare entity. Abdominal elephantiasis is an uncommon, but deformative and progressive cutaneous disease caused by chronic lymphedema and recurrent streptococcal orStaphylococcusinfections of the abdominal wall. We present 3 cases of patients with morbid obesity who presented to our hospital with abdominal wall swelling ...
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020 Obesity is an important public health concern with limited effective treatment options. Internet-based technologies offer a cost-effective means to treat obesity. However, most of the online programs have been of short duration, have focused on a limited
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