Fat stored in the abdominal area is called visceral fat ... Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel. Stanford Children's Health. Obesity in ...

Obesity is associated with longer operative times and higher odds of complications than normal body mass index (BMI) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Although surgeons encounter ...

Nutrition literacy (NL) is an important determinant of eating behavior. This study investigated the association of NL with general obesity, abdominal obesity, and body fat percentage (BFP) obesity ...

Using the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operator characteristic curves, we evaluated the association of NC with general and abdominal obesity. Results This national survey was conducted ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows an association between the amount of sodium consumed in the diet and the risk of ...

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults. HealthDay News — Globally, ...

Also known as abdominal obesity, central obesity is the excessive accumulation of fat surrounding your abdominal organs (also known as visceral fat). Central obesity is one of the criteria for ...

The total number of adults living with overweight and obesity is projected to reach 3.80 billion by 2050. HealthDay News — Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children ...

And, the total number of adults living with overweight and obesity projected to reach 3.80 billion by 2050. HealthDay News — Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for ...

Many things lead to the complex health condition called clinical obesity. Although the exact ... also known as the "hunger hormone," made by your stomach to control appetite.

Almost every week there is an article published in a major national newspaper on the epidemic proportions reached by obesity in various countries. The pathophysiology of obesity is complex and some ...

New research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) in Málaga, Spain (11–14 May), reveals a strong link between dietary sodium intake and both general and abdominal obesity.