Women of African descent have a high prevalence of diseases caused by insulin resistance. To positively impact cardiometabolic health in Black women, effective screening tests for insulin resistance must be identified. Recently, the TG/HDL-C ratio has been recommended as a tool to predict insulin resistance in overweight people. While the ratio predicts insulin resistance in White women, it is ...

We thank McIntyre and Catalano (1) for their interest in our article (2). In this study, we examined the relative effects of prepregnancy overweight/obesity, excess gestational weight gain, and IADPSG-defined gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on fetal overgrowth and other adverse outcomes, in a sample of 9,835 women who had a 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test and were not treated with diet...

The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), adiponectin and leptin and their relationship with categories of glucose tolerance and body mass index (BMI) in a population with high prevalence of diabetes, the Brazilian Xavante Indians. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 938 Xavante Indians aged 20 years or more, from the Sangradouro and São Marcos rese...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To describe height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of the adult urban population in Mumbai, western India and to estimate the prevalence and severity of thinness and overweight in this population. To describe the association of BMI with education, age, and tobacco habits in an urban Indian population. DESIGN Cross sectional representative survey of 99 598 adults (40 071 men...

OBJECTIVE Long-chain omega 3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) exert potent anti-inflammatory properties in humans. This study characterized the effects of omega-3 ω-3 fatty acids supplements (ω-3 FA) on the inflammatory status in the placenta and adipose tissue of overweight/obese pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, double-masked...

BACKGROUND In South Asia, women were reported to be more likely to have higher normal body weight. However, nationally representative evidence on the association between socioeconomic status and body weight in terms of regional cut-offs for body mass index is limited for South Asian women. This study aimed to address this gap by investigating the association between household wealth status and ...

BACKGROUND Obesity in pregnancy is associated with systemic inflammation, immunological changes and adverse maternal-fetal outcomes. Information on the association between maternal obesity and breast milk composition is scarce. This study describes changes and relationships between biochemical and immunological parameters of colostrum and serum of overweight and obese women. METHODS Colostrum...

OBJECTIVE To compare the adverse fetometernal out come in overweight and normal weight pregnant women. METHODS This comparative cohort study was conducted from 1(st) October 2010 to 30 September 2012. Total 200 gravid women 100 were overweight and 100 normal weight pregnant women with gestational age for 08-40 weeks were included. Women having BMI (25 - 29.9 Kg/m(2)) were measured overweight ...

BACKGROUND Studies have reported inconsistent findings on the association between dairy product intake and weight change and obesity. Only a few prospective studies have investigated the role of dairy consumption in both weight change and risk of becoming overweight or obese and whether these associations depend on the initial body weight. OBJECTIVE We prospectively investigated how dairy pro...