The presence of obesity-related metabolic disturbances varies widely among obese
individuals. Accordingly, a unique subset of obese individuals has been described in the …

Muscle quality defined as the ratio of muscle strength to muscle mass disregards underlying
factors which influence muscle strength. The aim of this review was to investigate the …

One of the most dramatic age-related anatomic changes is that which occurs to skeletal
muscle mass. In 1989, Rosenberg 1 coined the term sarcopenia to refer to the age-related …

The term “saropenia” was coined by Irwin Rosenberg in 1989 to refer to age-related loss of
skeletal muscle mass. The purpose of this current opinion is to provide an evolutionary …

Context: Limited data are available regarding the impact of caloric restriction (CR) in
combination with resistance training (RT) on the metabolic profile of postmenopausal …

Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height
ratio (WHtR) are different measures used to estimate the body fat content; however …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by the presence of polycystic ovaries,
menstrual dysfunction, infertility and biochemical and clinical hyperandrogenism and is …

Context: Unique subsets of body size phenotypes seem to be more prone or more resistant
to the development of obesity-associated metabolic disorders, although the underlying …

Background Decreased muscle mass or sarcopenia has been associated with nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the functional consequences of this association and …

Objectives: To investigate the additive effect of dynapenia and abdominal obesity on
metabolic risk factors in older adults. Method: A total of 3,007 men and women from the …