体脂肪の分布に関する研究.
H Shimokata1, D C Muller, R Andres
1Laboratory of Clinical Physiology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224.
JAMA
|February 24, 1989
まとめ
喫煙は体重が低く,男性では腰と腰の比率 (WHR) が高くなります. 禁煙は皮肉にも体脂肪の分布を変化させることがあり,喫煙は賢明でない体重管理方法であることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 人体健康 人体健康 人体健康
- メタボリック・ヘルス メタボリック・ヘルス
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- 肥満は,公衆衛生上の懸念が高まっています.
- 体脂肪の分布は,代謝健康の重要な指標である.
- 喫煙は,既知の健康リスクのある一般的な行動です.
研究 の 目的:
- 喫煙習慣と男性における体脂肪分布の関係を調査する.
- 禁煙と喫煙の開始が,ボディマス指数 (BMI) と腰腰比 (WHR) に与える影響を調べる.
主な方法:
- 1122人の男性 (19歳から102歳) の横断研究.
- 喫煙状況,BMI,およびWHRの分析.
- 喫煙習慣の変化とそのBMIとWHRへの影響の長期的評価.
主要な成果:
- 喫煙者は非喫煙者と比較して,BMIが著しく低く,WHRが著しく高かった.
- タバコの消費とWHRの間には,用量反応関係が存在していました.
- 喫煙をやめると,WHRの増加は予想より少なくなり,喫煙を始めると,体重減少にもかかわらずWHRが増加しました.
結論:
- 喫煙は体脂肪の分布パターンに悪影響を及ぼします.
- 体重管理のために喫煙を使用することは,脂肪の分布に有害な影響があるため,推奨されません.
- 研究結果は,喫煙がBMIに与える影響を超えて,喫煙に関連する別の健康リスクを強調しています.
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