Adipose tissue, colloquially known as" fat," is an extraordinarily flexible and heterogeneous
organ. While historically viewed as a passive site for energy storage, we now appreciate that …

The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

This paper considers the argument for obesity as a chronic relapsing disease process.
Obesity is viewed from an epidemiological model, with an agent affecting the host and …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

High whole-body fat percentage is independently associated with increased mortality. We
aimed to identify a simple anthropometric linear equation that is more accurate than the …

Objective To investigate the association of predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and body
mass index (BMI) with all cause and cause specific mortality in men. Design Prospective …

Obesity, defined as abnormal accumulation of fat such that health is impaired, 1 is most
commonly assessed using the body mass index (BMI). But some people have questioned …

Clinical observations suggest a complex relationship between human obesity and
cardiovascular disease. Whilst abdominal (visceral) adiposity leads to deleterious metabolic …

Background The level of body-mass index (BMI) associated with the lowest risk of death
remains unclear. Although differences in muscle mass limit the utility of BMI as a measure of …

Objectives: This systematic review is conducted to evaluate the effect of high-intensity
interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on body …