Purpose To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition.Method MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total fat percentage (BF%), abdominal (AF%) fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF index (BMI) cut-offs used to define healthy weight, overweight, obesity.Results inversely associated BF% AF%. c...

We tested the hypothesis that weight loss via a hypocaloric diet would reduce arterial stiffness in overweight and obese middle-aged and older adults. Thirty-six individuals were randomly assigned to a weight loss (n 25; age: 61.2 0.8 years; body mass index: 30.0 0.6 kg/m) or a control (n 11; age: 66.1 1.9 years; body mass index: 31.8 1.4 kg/m) group. Arterial stiffness was measured via carotid...

background: general and abdominal obesity are major global health problems. this cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) and body mass index and waist circumference status in 5852 iranian adults within the framework of the tehran lipid and glucose study (tlgs). methods: intakes of ssbs including carbonated drinks an...

BACKGROUND No comparative study has been conducted in India considering different anthropometrically derived adiposity measures to study the association with Type 2 Diabetes. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the association of different adiposity measures and to find out the best adiposity measure in assessing Type 2 Diabetes. METHOD On 187 adult males aged 25-67 years, fasting and two ...

OBJECTIVE To determine differences and similarities in the prevalence of abdominal obesity and its associated factors among adolescents of two economically different Brazilian regions. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,065 students aged 14 to 17 years, including 601 from the Center West of Santa Catarina, and 464 from the North Minas Gerais. Abdominal obesity w...

BACKGROUND It is largely unknown how TV use relates to depot-specific adiposity or cardiometabolic risk in children. PURPOSE To examine relationships between having a TV in the bedroom and TV viewing time with total fat mass, abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adiposity, and cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 369 children and adolescents ag...

OBJECTIVE Patterns of fat distribution are heavily influenced by psychological stress, sex, and among women, by menopause status. Emerging evidence suggests the lack of perceived neighborhood safety due to crime may contribute to psychological stress and obesity among exposed residents. Our objective is to determine if perceived neighborhood safety is associated with abdominal adiposity among A...

OBJECTIVE We conducted a prospective study among Japanese Americans of diabetes incidence in relation to visceral and regional adiposity, fasting insulin and C-peptide, and a measure of insulin secretion, because little prospective data exist on these associations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Baseline variables included plasma glucose, C-peptide, and insulin measured after an overnight fast a...

Calcium (Ca(2+)) intake may play a role in the regulation of body weight. Increased Ca(2+) intake has been associated with lower body weight, BMI, and adiposity measures in cross-sectional studies. We examined the association between Ca(2+) intake, derived from the Willett FFQ, and overall and abdominal adiposity in Black and White men and women of the HERITAGE Family Study. BMI, the percentage...