Tag: Fat, Body

CT analysis, including visceral fat, can predict various conditions

Beneficial trends in z scores for waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference maintained at six years for those starting intervention in grade 1

Lower rate of neurodegenerative diseases seen with 'fat-to-lean mass,' 'muscle strength,' 'bone density,' and 'leg-dominant fat distribution' patterns

Increased BMI from age 20 onward linked to greater left ventricular mass, LV internal diameter in diastole

Higher fat mass in the arms tied to lower bone quality measured by trabecular bone score

Higher pancreatic fat linked to lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease

Participants reported either a weekend warrior or regular physical activity pattern

Findings independent of body mass index

Both visceral adipose percentage and infliximab levels independently tied to steroid-free deep remission

Patients with higher intra-abdominal visceral adipose tissue percentage less likely to achieve corticosteroid-free deep remission or endoscopic remission