Twelve weeks after the final treatment, researchers observed a mean reduction of 1.2 cm in abdominal fat using a 200W high-power, bipolar radiofrequency combined with infrared optical energies and ...
Int J Epidemiol. 2012;41(2):484-494. Those who died from CVD or other causes were older and had higher levels of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio than survivors at study entry (Table 1). Hip ...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between standard and computed tomography (CT)-based measures of obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis, defined as coronary artery calcium (CAC) by Electron ...
New study lends more evidence that it's better to be shaped like a pear as opposed to an apple -- with weight around the abdomen. A new study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in ...
Waist circumference is an underused but useful "vital sign" of an individual's health. That's according to experts, who said losing weight in this area is an important way for people to reduce the ...
VISCERAL FAT is the fat hidden deep inside your abdomen, and it's a huge health risk. Here's how to measure visceral fat to check if you have a dangerous amount. When you put your hands on your ...
Mauritius is an Indian Ocean island ~800 km from Madagascar. The population is largely of South Asian Indian (68%) and African (Creole) (27%) origin. African Mauritians are of mixed East African and ...