Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic performance because of fundamental sex
differences in anatomy and physiology dictated by sex chromosomes and sex hormones …

Metabolic diseases, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes (T2D),
are now a widespread pandemic in the developed world. These pathologies show sex …

Obesity is recognized as a heterogeneous condition in which individuals with similar body
mass index may have distinct metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles. Susceptibility to …

The current obesity epidemic poses a major public health issue since obesity predisposes
towards several chronic diseases. BMI and total adiposity are positively correlated with …

Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic
outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic …

Background Low birth weight has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes
mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, but the risk at high birth weight levels …

Obesity increases the risks of develo** cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and
degrades quality of life, ultimately increasing the risk of death. However, not all forms of …

The distribution of adipose tissue in the body has wide-ranging and reproducible
associations with health and disease. Accumulation of adipose tissue in the upper body …

Women have more body fat than men, but in contrast to the deleterious metabolic
consequences of the central obesity typical of men, the pear-shaped body fat distribution of …

The behavior of women and men varies greatly depending on situations, cultures, and
historical periods. This flexibility emerges as men and women tailor their division of labor to …