Total body fat, abdominal fat, body fat distribution and surrogate markers for health related to adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (FABP4) in children

Growth of visceral fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat, and total body fat in children.

OBJECTIVE To examine the patterns of growth of visceral fat, subcutaneous abdominal fat, and total body fat over a 3- to 5-year period in white and African American children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Children (mean age: 8.1 +/- 1.6 years at baseline) were recruited from Birmingham, Alabama, and those with three or more repeated annual measurements were included in the analysis (N = 138...

Subcutaneous adipocyte size and body fat distribution.

BACKGROUND Both body fat distribution and adipocyte size are associated with metabolic abnormalities. OBJECTIVE We defined the extent to which subcutaneous adipocyte size is related to regional fat mass and to the sizes of adipocytes in other subcutaneous depots independent of adiposity, age, and sex. DESIGN Data collected from 188 women and 133 men who were 18-50 y old and who had a body m...

Body fat, body fat distribution and the respiratory system: a "fat neck" syndrome?

Changes in Fat Intake, Body Fat Composition and Intra-Abdominal Fat after Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is considered to be the effective treatment alternative conducted over the lifetime for reducing weight in patients with clinically morbid obesity. For many patients, the benefits of weight loss, including decreases in blood glucose, lipids, and blood pressure as well as increase in mobility, will outweigh the risks of surgical complications. But patients undergoing bariatric ...

Does body adiposity index evaluate percentage of body fat?

Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the novel marker, body adiposity index (BAI), is accurate to measure percentage of body fat (PBF). Materials and methods: Seventy-eight males were undergone anthropometric examination. PBF was calculated by BAI and measured using InBody 3.0.   Results: Significant correlation was found between BAI and PBF (r = 0.751; P < ...