A 2009 issue of Lipids Journal Research which deals with the effects of coconut oil on our body's fat metabolism says that, «coconut oil seems to promote reduction
in abdominal obesity, which is the most dangerous type of obesity.
However, at the end of the day, if artificial sweeteners cause increases
in abdominal obesity it looks to be secondary to modifying the diet.
Researchers also tracked the rise
in abdominal obesity, which is an independent indicator of mortality even among people with normal BMIs.
Not exact matches
These findings — published
in the June 2014 editions of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research — suggest this ingredient's use as a plausible tool
in the comprehensive management of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is defined as a cluster of heart attack and cardiovascular disease risk factors, including diabetes / prediabetes,
abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension.
MCFAs and oil blends containing MCFAs have received considerable attention for their potential
in reducing
abdominal obesity, which we have summarized
in Table 1: Nagao and Yanagita 2010 for your convenience, based on Nagao and Yanagita (2010).
Bioactive lipids
in metabolic syndrome: Scientific literature review on dietary fats and oils that help with decreasing metabolic disorders such as
abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and insulin sensitivity that increase risk of cardiovascular disease.
Effects of Dietary Coconut Oil on the Biochemical and Anthropometric Profiles of Women Presenting
Abdominal Obesity: Compared to soybean oil, coconut oil is more effective for reducing abdominal obesity and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease when deficiencies in mono - and polyunsaturated fats ar
Abdominal Obesity: Compared to soybean oil, coconut oil is more effective for reducing abdominal obesity and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease when deficiencies in mono - and polyunsaturated fats are
Obesity: Compared to soybean oil, coconut oil is more effective for reducing
abdominal obesity and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease when deficiencies in mono - and polyunsaturated fats ar
abdominal obesity and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease when deficiencies in mono - and polyunsaturated fats are
obesity and lowering risk of cardiovascular disease when deficiencies
in mono - and polyunsaturated fats are absent.
Multiple babies without loosing sufficient weight
in between or without toning the abdomen increases
abdominal girth and ultimately,
obesity.
Stress, meanwhile, is strongly linked with
abdominal obesity and this is
in turn linked to metabolic syndrome, whose symptoms include high blood pressure, high cholesterol and elevated glucose levels.
In the randomized controlled trial, 38 men with abdominal obesity followed a dietary pattern high in either carbohydrates or fat, of which about half was saturate
In the randomized controlled trial, 38 men with
abdominal obesity followed a dietary pattern high
in either carbohydrates or fat, of which about half was saturate
in either carbohydrates or fat, of which about half was saturated.
Dr Kos, a clinician and specialist
in adipose tissue physiology and
obesity - related disorders, studied the
abdominal fat tissue of obese people which had become fibrous or «scarred»
in order to identify what regulates this scarring and to look at how to reverse it.
The researchers determined that excessive pregnancy weight gain was associated with greater overall and
abdominal body fat
in children and
obesity at age seven.
Working
in mice that were put on high - fat diets to model diabetes, «we demonstrated that
obesity increases the expression of pro-inflammatory genes
in abdominal fat, but not
in other organs such as the liver or muscle, nor
in subcutaneous fat,» says Jongsoon Lee, PhD, Assistant Investigator
in Joslin's Section on Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
«Additionally, we showed that
obesity increases the number and activity of NK cells
in abdominal fat but not
in other tissues,» says Lee, senior author on a paper published online
in Cell Metabolism.
* Metabolic syndrome: a combination of
obesity /
abdominal adiposity, insulin resistance, raise levels of lipids
in the blood and raised blood pressure.
The study has also demonstrated that the prevalence of
obesity and levels of total and
abdominal fat are greater
in southern European adolescents.
Gender differences
in the prevalence and development of metabolic syndrome
in Chinese population with
abdominal obesity
Consistently, a population - based European survey, the Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung
in der Region Augsburg (KORA) study (95) found stronger associations between SES indicators,
abdominal obesity, and physical activity
in women.
Clustering of risk factors varies between sexes and ethnicities, but
abdominal obesity and increased WCR as surrogate markers seem to be the dominant factors
in women (34 — 36).
In older populations,
abdominal obesity assessed by waist circumference22 - 24 has been a better mortality predictor than BMI.
We evaluated the effect of large - volume
abdominal liposuction on metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease
in women with
abdominal obesity.
Now it exists
in multiple forms
in most of the prepared food available to us (even the sugar - free options) and it perpetuates overall inflammation, dumps fat on our liver (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease); makes our cells resistant to the effects of insulin (insulin resistant); and then gives us metabolic syndrome,
abdominal obesity, cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes.
A recent study by Roland Rosmond and Per Bjourntorp found that stress - related cortisol secretion
in men is strongly associated with abnormalities
in glucose, insulin and lipid metabolism as well as
abdominal obesity.
Roland Rosmond, Mary F. Dallman and Per Björntorp, Stress - Related Cortisol Secretion
in Men: Relationships with
Abdominal Obesity and Endocrine, Metabolic and Hemodynamic Abnormalities, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1998, Vol.
The new fat deposits
in skeletal muscles takes up much of this fat, as do the fat cells
in and around the
abdominal organs leading to the central
obesity that is an important component of metabolic syndrome.
«Factors Associated with Percent Change
in Visceral Versus Subcutaneous
Abdominal Fat during Weight Loss: Findings from a Systematic Review,» International Journal of
Obesity, 32, 619 - 628.
Writing
in an early online edition of Circulation, Dr Dexter Canoy (University of Cambridge, UK) and colleagues report that increased
abdominal obesity — measured
in terms of waist - to - hip ratio, was more «consistently and strongly» predictive of coronary heart disease (CHD) than BMI among men and women participating
in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition
in Norfolk (EPIC - NORFOLK) study.
A recent 2007 study published
in the journal
Obesity adds new findings to our knowledge about alcohol, insulin resistance and abdominal obesity and gives us some insights into why some people seem to drink and get fat while others seem to drink and ge
Obesity adds new findings to our knowledge about alcohol, insulin resistance and
abdominal obesity and gives us some insights into why some people seem to drink and get fat while others seem to drink and ge
obesity and gives us some insights into why some people seem to drink and get fat while others seem to drink and get thin!
According to a double - blind, placebo - controlled, randomized 2009 study out of Brazil, women with clinical
abdominal obesity (waist circumference of more than 88 cm) who used coconut oil daily for 12 weeks —
in conjunction with a balanced, low - calorie diet and moderate exercise program — enjoyed a statistically greater reduction
in waist circumference than those women taking soybean oil.
Prevalence of polyneuropathy
in pre-diabetes and diabetes is associated with
abdominal obesity and macroangiopathy: the MONICA / KORA Augsburg Surveys S2 and S3.
In 2013 a study of 210 individuals with
abdominal obesity was undertaken to determine if probiotics could enhance weight loss at all.
Why the discrepancy
in research findings about alcohol's influence on
obesity,
abdominal fat, and insulin sensitivity?
(1) Alcohol Intake, Insulin Resistance, and
abdominal obesity in elderly men.
Decreased
abdominal fat and increased
abdominal muscles occur with exercise
in another study
in Obesity.
In men who are overweight, particularly with
abdominal obesity, the fat cells are usually making estrogen.
By the 1980s, other related conditions, including increased
abdominal fat,
obesity and high blood triglycerides, had been tied together
in the same common thread by a condition called insulin resistance.2 Recognition that insulin resistance is a spectrum disorder was first proposed
in 1979.3 This is a serious problem seen as the earliest manifestation of what became known
in the 1990s as metabolic syndrome, 4 and which today incorporates all the above conditions.
When consumed
in large amounts (from added sugars, not fruit), it can lead to insulin resistance, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides and increased
abdominal obesity (14).
According to studies
in people diagnosed of pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease, resistance training, is still needed and effective
in fighting your
abdominal obesity and melting belly fat, especially the dangerous visceral fat (54, 55).
Also known as
abdominal obesity or central
obesity, visceral
obesity refers to excess fat
in the
abdominal cavity that causes low - grade inflammation.
In 2010, researchers published findings showing MCTs help lower your risk of developing metabolic syndrome, 18 which includes a cluster of symptoms such as
abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance.
In various studies, high consumption of sucrose - sweetened soft drinks was associated, but not cause - effect related, with
abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, high triglyceride and total cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disorders [25,51].
The chicken phthalates have also been associated with increased odds of Caesarean section, diminished child intelligence (particularly
in boys), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, later
in life,
abdominal obesity, altered thyroid function, damaged sperm, and, as we learned this summer, a lower sperm count.
A study published
in the International Journal of
Obesity revealed that
in just 12 weeks, 16 obese men and women on a calorie restricted diet that included three portions of yogurt a day lost an amazing 61 % more fat and 81 % more
abdominal fat than 18 obese subjects assigned to a diet with the same number of calories but who consumed little or no high fat and calcium dairy foods like yogurt.
There is plenty of evidence showing that excessive
abdominal fat and physical inactivity (both seen
in obesity) is a major precursor to type 2 diabetes.
As you age, you can become trapped
in a vicious cycle that can lead down the road to
abdominal obesity.
Stress - Related Cortisol Secretion
in Men: Relationships with
Abdominal Obesity and Endocrine, Metabolic and Hemodynamic Abnormalities Roland Rosmond, Mary F. Dallman, and Per Bjorntorp J. Clin.
After one year, the researchers measured the women for what they call «central
obesity,» the accumulation of
abdominal fat resulting
in an increased waist size.
In scientific studies, high levels of testosterone and low levels of estrogen have been linked to lean body mass, an efficient fat - burning metabolism, and low
abdominal obesity.
Therefore, subcutaneous fat is mainly seen
in limbs where as the visceral fat is mainly seen as
abdominal obesity or central
obesity («pot belly» or «beer belly»).
In addition,
abdominal obesity is associated with increased levels of visceral fat.