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Body Fat Distribution
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Definition of 'Body Fat Distribution'Deposits of ADIPOSE TISSUE throughout the body. The pattern of fat deposits in the body regions is an indicator of health status. Excess ABDOMINAL FAT increases health risks more than excess fat around the hips or thighs, therefore, WAIST-HIP RATIO is often used to determine health risks. Common names: Body Fat Distribution; Distribution, Body Fat; Fat Distribution, Body; Body Fat Patterning; Fat Patterning, Body; Patterning, Body Fat |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
[Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?]
17 Oct 2009 
Recent studies have shown that about 20% of obese subjects are metabolically healthy with no increased risk for development of cardio-vascular disease or type 2 diabetes. This group is characterized by normal metabolic parameters (do not have ... Read more...
20 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is known to have a gender-dimorphic prevalence in obese children. Less information is available on predictive factors for NAFLD in obese youths. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to examine the ... Read more...
Methods for assessing intrahepatic fat content and steatosis.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Intrahepatic fat content is increasingly being recognized as an integral part of metabolic dysfunction. This article reviews available methods for the assessment of hepatic steatosis. RECENT FINDINGS: Apart from liver biopsy, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Body Fat Distribution'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- [Healthy obese subjects. Is weight loss treatment indicated?] 17 Oct 2009
- [Obesity and health risk--what shall we measure?]
17 Oct 2009 - Gender-specific prevalences of fatty liver in obese children and adolescents: roles of body fat distribution, sex steroids, and insulin resistance. 20 Sep 2009
- Methods for assessing intrahepatic fat content and steatosis. 30 Aug 2009
- The validity of BMI as an indicator of body fatness and risk among children. 30 Aug 2009
- Effect of android to gynoid fat ratio on insulin resistance in obese youth. 30 Aug 2009
- Prolonged juvenile States and delay of cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors: the Fels Longitudinal study. 30 Aug 2009
- [Metabolically obese normal-weight individuals and metabolically healthy, but obese, subjects] 24 Aug 2009
- Visceral fat dominant distribution in male type 2 diabetic patients is closely related to hepatic insulin resistance, irrespective of body type. 3 Aug 2009
- Seasonal variation in physiological fitness of a semiprofessional soccer team. 30 Jul 2009
- Relationship of 1 repetition maximum lat-pull to pull-up and lat-pull repetitions in elite collegiate women swimmers. 30 Jul 2009
- Lower limb maximal dynamic strength and agility determinants in elite basketball players. 30 Jul 2009
- Longitudinal changes in regional fat content in HIV-infected children and adolescents. 29 Jul 2009
- Sonographic assessment of abdominal fat distribution in infancy. 27 Jul 2009
- Early rheumatoid arthritis and body composition. 11 Jul 2009
- Weight reduction can decrease circulating soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 levels in overweight middle-aged men. 7 Jul 2009
- Insulin resistance in adolescents with type 2 diabetes is associated with impaired exercise capacity. 5 Jul 2009
- Body mass index is associated with increased creatinine clearance by a mechanism independent of body fat distribution. 5 Jul 2009
- Association of plasma leptin concentrations with adiposity measurements in rural Chinese adolescents. 5 Jul 2009
- Anthropometric estimations of percent body fat in NCAA Division I female athletes: a 4-compartment model validation. 29 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Body Fat Distribution'
Definition: Deposits of ADIPOSE TISSUE throughout the body. The pattern of fat deposits in the body regions is an indicator of health status. Excess ABDOMINAL FAT increases health risks more than excess fat around the hips or thighs, therefore, WAIST-HIP RATIO is often used to determine health risks.
Descriptor UI: D050218
Alternative terms: Body Fat Distribution; Distribution, Body Fat; Fat Distribution, Body; Body Fat Patterning; Fat Patterning, Body; Patterning, Body Fat;
Related Mesh Headings: Waist-Hip Ratio; Adiposity;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;
Tree Number: E01.370.600.115.100.062; G02.111.097.134; G03.180.134;
History Note: 2006