Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

R Ross, IJ Neeland, S Yamashita, I Shai… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this …

Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement

IJ Neeland, R Ross, JP Després… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Findings from epidemiological studies over the past 30 years have shown that visceral
adipose tissue, accurately measured by CT or MRI, is an independent risk marker of …

Effects of HIIT and MICT on cardiovascular risk factors in adults with overweight and/or obesity: A meta-analysis

LQ Su, JM Fu, SL Sun, GG Zhao, W Cheng, CC Dou… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of high-intensity interval
training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on cardiovascular disease …

Comparative efficacy of 5 exercise types on cardiometabolic health in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 81 randomized …

A Batrakoulis, AZ Jamurtas, GS Metsios… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Although regular exercise is recommended for preventing and treating
overweight/obesity, the most effective exercise type for improving cardiometabolic health in …

What exercise prescription is optimal to improve body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults living with obesity? A network meta‐analysis

G O'Donoghue, C Blake, C Cunningham… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current international guidelines recommend people living with obesity should be prescribed
a minimum of 300 min of moderately intense activity per week for weight loss. However, the …

Relationship between physical activity, body mass index, and risk of heart failure

A Pandey, M LaMonte, L Klein, C Ayers… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Lower leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and higher body mass index (BMI)
are independently associated with risk of heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear if this …

The role of exercise and physical activity in weight loss and maintenance

DL Swift, NM Johannsen, CJ Lavie, CP Earnest… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review explores the role of physical activity (PA) and exercise training (ET) in the
prevention of weight gain, initial weight loss, weight maintenance, and the obesity paradox …

Effect of aerobic exercise on waist circumference in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Armstrong, K Jungbluth Rodriguez, A Sabag… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Excess visceral adiposity contributes to elevated cardiometabolic risk, and waist
circumference is commonly used as a surrogate measure of visceral adipose tissue …

The effect of exercise training on clinical outcomes in patients with the metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Ostman, NA Smart, D Morcos, A Duller… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Background Purpose: to establish if exercise training improves clinical outcomes in people
with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Registered with PROSPERO international prospective …

Aerobic, resistance or combined training: A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise to reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with metabolic syndrome

MA Wewege, JM Thom, KA Rye, BJ Parmenter - Atherosclerosis, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aims Exercise is beneficial to individuals with metabolic syndrome (MetS).
An understudied group, who represent the majority of the MetS population, are individuals …