Context Prevalence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome is rapidly increasing in
develo** countries, leading to increased morbidity and mortality due to type 2 diabetes …

Reliable and valid body composition assessment is important in both clinical and research
settings. A multitude of methods and techniques for body composition measurement exist, all …

Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Ninth Edition With HKPropel
Online Video, is the definitive resource for conducting physical fitness testing and …

Objective: To study the effects of sex, age and race on the relation between body mass index
(BMI) and measured percent body fat (% fat). Design: Cross-sectional validation study of …

The introduction of dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) in the 1980s for the
assessment of areal bone mineral density (BMD) greatly benefited the field of bone imaging …

Background: The prevalence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome is rapidly increasing in
India and other south Asian countries, leading to increased morbidity and mortality due to …

Obesity and dyslipidemia are emerging as major public health challenges in South Asian
countries. The prevalence of obesity is more in urban areas than rural, and women are more …

OBJECTIVE To examine trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and related conditions
in Asian Americans compared with non-Hispanic whites. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

OBJECTIVES: This review describes prevalence, determinants, and possible
pathophysiologic mechanisms and suggests management and research directions for …

It is estimated that Asia will be the home of more than 100 million people with type 2
diabetes by the year of 2025. This region combines a high proportion of the world's …