Normal weight obesity and unaddressed cardiometabolic health risk—a narrative review

NN Wijayatunga, EJ Dhurandhar - International journal of obesity, 2021 - nature.com
Normal weight obesity (NWO) is defined as having a normal body mass index (BMI), but a
high body fat mass. There is growing interest in individuals with NWO, which is an …

What is clinically relevant weight loss for your patients and how can it be achieved? A narrative review

DB Horn, JP Almandoz, M Look - Postgraduate medicine, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence. It affects quality of life and renders
those affected at increased risk of mortality. For people living with obesity, weight loss is one …

The association of obesity and cardiometabolic traits with incident HFpEF and HFrEF

N Savji, WC Meijers, TM Bartz, V Bhambhani… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study evaluated the associations of obesity and cardiometabolic traits with
incident heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF vs. HFrEF) …

Do activity monitors increase physical activity in adults with overweight or obesity? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

HJ de Vries, TJM Kooiman, MW van Ittersum… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically assess contemporary knowledge regarding behavioral physical
activity interventions including an activity monitor (BPAI+) in adults with overweight or …

Does artificial light-at-night exposure contribute to the worldwide obesity pandemic?

NA Rybnikova, A Haim, BA Portnov - International Journal of Obesity, 2016 - nature.com
Background: Worldwide overweight and obesity rates are on the rise, with about 1 900
billion adults being defined as overweight and about 600 million adults being defined as …

The effect of menopause on metabolic syndrome: Cross-sectional results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

MK Christakis, H Hasan, LR De Souza, L Shirreff - Menopause, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Data were examined from women surveyed in the Canadian Longitudinal Study
on Aging to evaluate whether menopause is an independent risk factor for the development …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of flavanol-containing tea, cocoa and apple products on body composition and blood lipids: exploring the factors …

A González-Sarrías, E Combet, P Pinto, P Mena… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses support the benefits of
flavanols on cardiometabolic health, but the factors affecting variability in the responses to …

Childhood obesity in low-and middle-income countries

EME Poskitt - Paediatrics and international child health, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Overweight and obesity in childhood is an increasing problem for the less affluent countries
of the world. The prevalence of overweight/obesity varies, not only between countries but …

What accounts for ethnic differences in newborn skinfold thickness comparing South Asians and White Caucasians? Findings from the START and FAMILY Birth …

SS Anand, MK Gupta, KM Schulze, D Desai… - International Journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Objective: South Asians are a high-risk group for type 2 diabetes and coronary heart
disease. We sought to determine ethnic differences in newborn adiposity comparing South …

The ethnoepidemiology of obesity

B Valera, Z Sohani, A Rana, P Poirier… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The prevalence of overweight and obesity varies significantly across ethnic groups and
among aboriginal people in Canada and appears to be increasing overall in children and …