Gastroenterology

New findings reported from University of Naples describe advances in gastroenterology

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 19th, 2009

"There is debate over the most appropriate adiposity markers of obesity-associated health risks. We evaluated the relationship between fat distribution and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), independent of total adiposity," scientists writing in the journal Diabetes Care report.

"We studied 350 people with abdominal adiposity (waist-to-hip ratio [WHR] >= 0.9 in male and >= 0.85 in female subjects) and 199 control subjects (WHIZ <0.9 in male and <0.85 in female subjects) matched for BMI and age. We measured hs-CRP and major cardiovascular risk factors. Participants with abdominal adiposity had BMI similar to that in control subjects (24.8...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-10-19)

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