Today’s open access paper outlines results from an epidemiological study, and is a fairly standard examination of the relationship between being overweight and outcomes such as increased risk of age-related disease and mortality. Being a modern study, it uses waist circumference rather than body mass index, as the most problematic fat tissue held by overweight individuals is the visceral fat in the abdomen. Visceral fat tissue is metabolically active, generating chronic inflammation via a range of mechanisms that include mimicking the …
Why the Low Weight Group Exhibits Worse Outcomes in Some Epidemiological Studies
Today’s open access paper outlines results from an epidemiological study, and is a fairly standard examination of the relationship between being overweight and outcomes such as increased risk of age-related disease and mortality. Being a modern study, it uses waist circumference rather than body mass index, as the most problematic fat tissue held by overweight individuals is the visceral fat in the abdomen. Visceral fat tissue is metabolically active, generating chronic inflammation via a range of mechanisms that include mimicking the …