This review examined the origins of the concept of the BMI in the work of Quetelet in the 19th
century and its subsequent adoption and use in tracking the course of the pandemic of …

Background Evidence for the efficacy of low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for
the modulation of body composition is unclear. Objectives We examined the effect of low …

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of
a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

Recent research suggests that increased adiposity is associated with poor cognitive
performance, independently of associated medical conditions. The evidence regarding this …

Objectives. Obesity has become a global epidemic but our understanding of the problem in
children is limited due to lack of comparable representative data from different countries, and …

A landmark review of studies published prior to 1989 on socioeconomic status (SES) and
obesity supported the view that obesity in the develo** world would be essentially a …

This study aimed to comprehensively assess epidemiologic evidence on the relation
between obesity and kidney disease (KD). From 247 retrieved articles via PubMed (1980 …

The metabolic energy cost of walking is determined, to a large degree, by body mass, but it
is not clear how body composition and mass distribution influence this cost. We tested the …

It is generally accepted that obesity is a health hazard because of its association with
numerous metabolic complications such as dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes, and …

Background. Increasing evidence suggests a close association between early sexual
maturation (SM) and obesity in girls and female adults. Earlier maturing girls are more likely …