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Android body fat distribution is related to high cardiovascular disease and mortality rate. People with android obesity have higher hematocrit and red blood cell count and higher blood viscosity than people with gynoid obesity. Blood pressure is also higher in those with android obesity which leads to cardiovascular disease. [15]
Gynoid fat is not associated with as severe health effects as android fat. [ non-primary source needed ] Gynoid fat is a lower risk factor for cardiovascular disease than android fat. [ 33 ] However, excess body fat is the main source of estrogen in the body and therefore particularly high levels of gynoid fat can increase the risk of breast ...
As a female's capacity for reproduction comes to an end, the fat distribution within the female body begins a transition from the gynoid type to more of an android type distribution. This is evidenced by the percentages of android fat being far higher in post-menopausal than pre-menopausal women. [30] [31]
Find out the pros and cons of using BMI, body fat percentage calculations and more to determine if a person is overweight, obese or at-risk of obesity.
Obesity vs. overweight Obesity is "a chronic relapsing disease characterized by excess deposits of fat that can impair health," says Dr. Francesco Branca , director of the department of nutrition ...
Findings in this study led to the terms “apple-shaped” vs. “pear-shaped” for android obesity and gynoid obesity, which are adipose tissue distributions that were at the time more typical of men and women (respectively), with the latter being more metabolically benign than the former. • Identification of a gene that plays a significant ...
Overweight vs. Obesity. The terms “obesity” and “overweight” are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are some key differences. To sort out the overweight versus obesity question ...
Many “failed” obesity interventions are, in fact, successful eat-healthier-and-exercise-more interventions. A review of 44 international studies found that school-based activity programs didn’t affect kids’ weight, but improved their athletic ability, tripled the amount of time they spent exercising and reduced their daily TV ...