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Those studied who had a normal body mass index but central obesity — a high waist-to-hip ratio — had the highest cardiovascular death risk and the highest.
Obesity isn't just a cosmetic concern. It is a medical problem that increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers.
Body mass index (BMI) uses weight and height to estimate body fat. A high BMI and large waist size may signal an increased risk of heart disease.
The small intestine is then cut a short distance below the main stomach and connected to the new pouch. Food and liquid flow directly from the pouch into ...
This study is being done to help understand why some people with an increased amount of central obesity, without gastroesophageal reflux, develop changes to ...
Lifestyle issues — too little activity and too many calories from food and drinks — are the main contributors to childhood obesity. But genetic and hormonal ...
... adipose tissue during weight gain. The central hypothesis is that in lean subjects (with low body fat mass), healthy fat gain which is associated with ...
... central obesity on adipocyte circadian clock, and to establish for the first-time adipocyte specific direct target genes of the core circadian clock ...
The Mayo Clinic study shows those who had a normal body mass index but central obesity (high waist-to-hip ratio) had the highest cardiovascular death risk and ...
"We knew from previous research that central obesity is bad, but what is new in this research is that the distribution of the fat is very important even in ...
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