There is a worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity, 1 which contributes to a higher
incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2, 3 It has been projected …

In preparation for the International Society for Clinical Densitometry Position Development
Conference of 2013 in Tampa, Florida, Task Force 2 was created as 1 of 3 task forces in the …

Obesity is the major risk factor for metabolic syndrome and through it diabetes as well as
cardiovascular disease. Visceral fat (VF) rather than subcutaneous fat (SF) is the major …

Background Variation in the human fecal microbiota has previously been associated with
body mass index (BMI). Although obesity is a global health burden, the accumulation of …

Virtually all social science research related to obesity studies a person's body mass index
(BMI). Yet there is wide agreement in the medical literature that BMI is seriously flawed …

Obesity is the next major epidemiologic challenge facing today's doctors, with the annual
allocation of healthcare resources for the disease and related comorbidities projected to …

Background It is unclear if physical activity (PA) can prevent or reverse frailty. We examined
different doses and types of PA and their association with the onset and severity of frailty …

Aims We investigated whether low subcutaneous thigh fat is an independent risk factor for
unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, and whether these associations differ between sexes …

The emerging role of computerized tomography in assessing ca... : Current Opinion in
Supportive and Palliative Care The emerging role of computerized tomography in …

Context: The conventional view that obesity is beneficial for bone strength has recently been
challenged by studies that link obesity, particularly visceral obesity, to low bone mass and …