Sentences with phrase «associated with body weight»

In cross-sectional observational studies, fiber has been inversely associated with body weight (Alfieri et al., 1995) and body fat (Nelson et al., 1996; Miller et al., 1994).

Fiber intake is inversely associated with body weight and body fat.

As derived from British household surveys, the density of fast food outlets associated with body weight more strongly among women possibly reflecting their greater responsibility in the family setting or maybe lower control of appetite; thus, hinting at a stronger association between body weight and environmental factors.

Human studies have shown that increased fat intake is associated with body weight gain which can lead to obesity and other related metabolic diseases.

Not exact matches

Studies — including at least one clinical trial with 100 participants — have found that this diet can significantly alter signs of disease, reduce weight and body fat, lower blood pressure, decrease levels of biomarkers associated with cancer, and improve blood - sugar levels.

Greater rise in fat oxidation with medium - chain triglyceride consumption relative to long - chain triglyceride is associated with lower initial body weight: Substituting dietary long chain triglycerides (e.g., soybean oil, safflower oil, canola oil) for medium chain triglycerides can help prevent weight gain and in some cases help reduce excess weight.

Effects of a high protein diet on body weight and comorbidities associated with obesity.

However, results from both cohort studies52 53 and randomised controlled trials54 55 show that a high intake of dairy products is not associated with an increase in weight or body mass index despite a higher intake of energy.

Also, low body weight associated with excessive exercise or poor eating habits / malnutrition can cause disruptions in your cycle.

Previous research has shown that, for students, eating breakfast is associated with improved academic performance, better health, and healthy body weight.

The authors found that breastfeeding promotion interventions were not associated with significant changes in weight or length, but led to a modest, albeit significant, reduction in body mass index / weight - for - height z scores.

Protein and total energy intake, as well as the amount of energy metabolised, are higher among formula - fed infants relative to breastfed (14,15), leading to increased body weight during the neonatal period (10) and data suggests that both higher protein intake (16) and weight gain (17) early in life is positively associated with the development of obesity later in childhood.

Some symptoms associated with insulin resistance include skin changes, such as skin tags or dark skin patches (acanthosis nigricans) and upper body weight gain.

The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) says it strongly refutes the claims made in the study: «There is a broad body of scientific evidence which clearly demonstrates that low - calorie sweeteners are not associated with an increased risk of obesity and diabetes as they do not have an effect on appetite, blood glucose levels or weight gain.

How we perceive someone's weight based on images of their face is strongly correlated with actual body weight and associated health risks (Perception, doi.org/c67jd5).

Higher prices were also associated with lower total calorie intake, lower body weight and improved insulin resistance.

Several leading health bodies, including the World Health Organization, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee have concluded that excess added sugar intake increases the risk not only of weight gain, but also of obesity and diabetes, which are associated with a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, and tooth decay.

«For men and women with excess body weight, modest weight loss provides powerful protection against cardiovascular disease, regardless of whether weight loss is achieved by using exercise, a healthy low - calorie diet, or both,» said Edward Weiss, Ph.D., associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University and the lead author of the article.

By targeting different hormones that help the body manage its own insulin levels — and by reducing side effects such as weight gain — three drugs recently approved by the FDA avoid most of the major problems associated with past diabetes treatments.

Which of them is associated with the greater health risk has not been subject to much investigation, and despite our findings, we do not recommend the decision to start or continue smoking in order to control body weight.»

Healthy eating is associated with better self - esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems, such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied, in children regardless of body weight, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.

While weight gain and unwanted body hair can be distressing, irregular menstrual cycles is the symptom of PCOS most strongly associated with psychiatric problems, the study found.

The researchers determined that excessive pregnancy weight gain was associated with greater overall and abdominal body fat in children and obesity at age seven.

When examined at the time of weaning, the young mice displayed reduced body weight, a symptom that has been associated with an increased risk of metabolic disease later in life.

«A primary reason for so few children having ideal cardiovascular health is poor nutrition — children are eating high - calorie, low - nutrition foods and not eating enough healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole - grains, fish and other foods strongly associated with good heart health and a healthy body weight,» said Steinberger.

The wild - type mice didn't develop colitis, but showed low - grade inflammation in their intestines and several features of metabolic syndrome: slight weight gain, increased body fat and food intake, and higher blood sugar levels, which indicate poor glucose regulation associated with diabetes.

A weight - loss drug dampened the response to food cues in regions of the brain associated with attention and emotion, leading to decreases in caloric intake, weight and body mass index (BMI), a team led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) reported.

The proof - of - concept study involving 25 mothers and infants provides preliminary evidence that even fructose equivalent to the weight of a grain of rice in a full day's serving of breast milk is associated with increased body weight, muscle and bone mineral content.

However, for a prepregnancy BMI of 30 (obese), excessive pregnancy weight gain was not associated with significantly higher body fat or weight at seven years.

For example, for a woman with a prepregnancy BMI of 22 (normal weight), high gestational weight gain was associated with 3 percent higher body fat and 12 pounds greater weight at seven years after delivery.

They found that a change in body mass index from overweight to obese (equivalent to an average size adult woman increasing in weight from 150 to 180 pounds) was associated with an increase of about 40 % in the risk of MS.

BMI, a measure of body fat based on weight and height, was the primary modifiable risk factor associated with total and soft coronary plaque as assessed by CCTA.

While increasing body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity, was associated with increased risk for high blood pressure in all four examined ethnic groups, the prevalence of high blood pressure was almost 6 times higher among obese Hispanic adolescents compared to normal weight Hispanics.

In Tibetans, the ADH7 gene variant is associated with higher weight and BMI scores, which could help the body store energy during particularly lean times on the hardscrabble plateau.

«It is challenging to lose weight, but if women commit to losing 10 percent of their body weight and sustain that over time, it can have a large impact on overall risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes,» said Cynthia A. Thomson, Ph.D., R.D., co-author and Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Director of the University of Arizona Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention & Health Promotion in Tucson.

Increased body weight is also strongly associated with a number of cancers.

Studies involving people have associated sulfur amino acids with increased body weight, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and cancer, suggesting that restricting Met and Cys could protect against these conditions.

Closely associated with excess body weight, fatty liver disease is a chronic liver problem that is becoming more common as more Americans become medically obese.

To explore the possibility that frailty (which is associated with both low cholesterol and death28 29) could confound these results, we did a sensitivity analysis adjusting our Cox models (table 4 ⇑) for two known markers of frailty (changes in body weight and changes in systolic blood pressure).28 29 30 These adjustments did not materially change the effect estimates, which remained significant in both groups.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual regulator of body weight and the metabolic syndrome: a molecular mechanism more commonly associated with brain cells.

Professor Alison Booth in cooperation with her associates from the Deakin University in Australia made a huge analysis that combined the results of studies on the effect that dairy foods and calcium supplements have on weight loss and body structure.

«By losing only seven per cent of your body weight, you dramatically reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases associated with being overweight.

«A likely explanation for the association is that low BMI (body mass index) is an indicator for frailty — a syndrome involving reduced weight, slower movement and loss of strength that is known to be associated with Alzheimer's risk,» Marshall said.

Lower rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cognitive decline, and even reduced body weight and inflammation are associated with eating a whole - foods, plant - based diet.

A sustained modest weight - loss of five to 10 % body - weight is associated with improvements in various indices of cardiometabolic health including but not limited to insulin sensitivity, vascular function, blood pressure and lipid levels.3 These beneficial effects of weight - loss can be partially explained by accompanying reductions in adipose tissue mass and dysfunction.5 There is however, some evidence to suggest that energy restriction (ER) alone can confer metabolic changes which are independent to those of weight - loss, by facilitating an acute negative energy balance 6 - 9 and / or by activating adaptive stress response pathways.10

«Android fat distribution», on the other hand, is characterized by weight carried around the abdomen and midriff, higher on the skeletal structure, and is commonly associated with men's bodies.

Overweight individuals have higher levels of C - reactive protein, interleukin - 6, leptin, and other inflammatory biomarkers that cause cardiovascular and diabetes risks.1, 2 The accumulation of fat, or adipose tissue, is associated with low - grade inflammation.3 Furthermore, foods high in sugar, which influence weight gain, increase the glycemic load and C - reactive protein levels in the body to cause metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular issues.4

To demonstrate how dramatically lifestyle choices can impact breast cancer risk, researchers followed for about seven years a group of about 30,000 postmenopausal women without history of breast cancer and found that imply limiting alcohol, eating mostly plant foods, and maintaining a normal body weight was associated with a 62 percent lower breast cancer risk.

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