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Obesity, fat patterning and cardiovascular risk

¹Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7400, USA.

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

|January 1, 1995

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Body fat distribution, particularly upper body or abdominal fat, is linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Research suggests these patterns may vary by race and gender, requiring further investigation.

Area of Science:

Medical research
Public health
Cardiology

Background:

Adiposity (body fatness) is linked to disease, with body shape influencing risk.
Anthropometric measurements are used to assess fat distribution, correlating with visceral fat.
Upper body/abdominal fat patterns are associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and CVD.

Observation:

Centralized or abdominal fat patterns are associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and CVD.
Studies indicate that fat distribution's relationship with disease may differ across racial and gender groups.

Findings:

Upper body and abdominal fat patterns are consistently linked to higher CVD risk.
Prospective studies examine fat distribution's impact on long-term morbidity and mortality.

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Implications:

Further research is crucial to define the role of fat patterning and its changes in disease development.
Exploring total fatness and fat distribution in diverse populations is needed to understand specific risks.