Body Composition Profiles and Associated Factors in Adolescents UndergoingLong-term Regular Exercise
ObjectiveTo investigate body composition and associated factors in adolescents undergoing long-term regular sports training.MethodsThis prospective longitudinal cohort study employed convenience sampling to recruit adolescents receiving structured ...
WANG Yutong +12 more
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Socio-economic determinants of anthropometric measures of abdominal adiposity among older people in England [PDF]
Objective: to look into the socio-economic determinants of levels of three anthropometric measures of abdominal adiposity among older people in England -body mass index, waist circumference (WC), and waist-hip ratio (WHR)- and of changes along two health
Jose Iparraguirre, Sam SzeLam
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Associations between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness disappear after adjustment for shared risk factors: the KORA F4 study. [PDF]
The association between blood glucose and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is considered to be established knowledge. We aimed to assess whether associations between different measures of glycaemia and CIMT are actually independent of anthropometric
Ebert, Nina +7 more
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Abstract Background Low‐carbohydrate diets (LCDs) are widely adopted for metabolic management, but their long‐term cardiometabolic effects in diverse populations remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between self‐selected moderate LCD adherence and cardiometabolic parameters in individuals with and without diabetes.
Leticia Batista de Azevedo +3 more
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Expanding evidence for the multiple dangers of epidemic abdominal obesity
The waistline of America has been expanding now for decades,1 largely as a consequence of an obesogenic environment, with a car-worshipping culture and take-away lifestyle par excellence.2 No upper limit to the prevalence or extent of obesity is yet ...
Adrian J. Cameron, Mph Paul, Z. Zimmet
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Prevalence of Pre‐Clinical Obesity Among US Adults Receiving Medical and Surgical Obesity Treatment
ABSTRACT Objective We sought to determine how the proportion of adults historically receiving obesity interventions would be classified under the recently proposed “pre‐clinical” and “clinical” obesity classifications and the impact of this change on safety and outcomes.
Jason M. Samuels +4 more
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Generalised and abdominal obesity and risk of diabetes, hypertension and hypertension–diabetes co-morbidity in England [PDF]
Objectives To look at trends in generalised (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg m–2) and abdominal (waist circumference (WC) >102 cm in men, >88 cm in women) obesity among adults between 1993 and 2003, and to evaluate their association with diabetes ...
Hirani, V. +2 more
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Sweetened beverages, snacks and overweight: findings from the Young Lives cohort study in Peru [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between consumption of snacks and sweetened beverages and risk of overweight among children. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of the Young Lives cohort study in Peru.
Alviso-Orellana, C +3 more
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Inflammation Associated With Obesity, Aging, and Amyloid Burden in Adults With Down Syndrome
ABSTRACT Objective Adults with Down syndrome (DS) often show elevated systemic inflammation, but the association with obesity, aging, and Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is not well understood. Methods Data were drawn from 188 nondemented adults with DS participating in the Alzheimer Biomarkers Consortium‐DS (ABC‐DS). Participants completed clinical
Victoria L. Fleming‐Batayneh +80 more
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Children with non‐overweight combined with metabolic risk factors might increase the risk of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). These findings suggest that overweight and obesity should not be the sole criterion for NAFLD screening in children. In particular, more attention should be given to non‐overweight combined with metabolic abnormalities
Peiyu Ye +22 more
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