Tag: Fat, Body

In both sexes, visceral adipose tissue volume, muscle adipose tissue infiltration, liver fat fraction were strongest predictors of CV age

Researchers say clinical guidelines for assessing adiposity would benefit from incorporation of BMI-specific WC thresholds

BMI was more strongly associated with breast cancer risk in women with versus without cardiovascular disease

Authors say those losing weight develop healthy nutritional and exercise habits

Body fat percentage, waist circumference both significantly associated with 15-year all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality

Waist-to-height ratio outperforms body mass index-indicated obesity

Significant interaction seen for full psoriasis polygenic risk score with waist-to-hip ratio on psoriasis risk

Authors say this finding may suggest twins' smallness as an early adaptive mechanism

Excessive versus adequate gain in first and second trimesters linked to larger abdominal circumference, abdominal area

However, it offers no additional benefit than the Mediterranean diet alone for abdominal fat