Body Fat Distribution in Overweight and Obese Children - Couverture souple

El-Masry, Sahar Abd El-Raufe; Hassan, Nayera Elmorsi; Soliman, Muhammad Al-Tohamy

 
9783659962127: Body Fat Distribution in Overweight and Obese Children
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659962120 ISBN 13 : 9783659962127
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

There are two types of fat storage which represents about 80% of all body fat: visceral which is more pathogenic, and subcutaneous. Distribution of fat, differ according to sex and ethnicity. Both 'apple' and 'pear' shaped distribution can be found in either gender. Female lower body fat is less metabolically active. Exercise seems to result in more subcutaneous fat loss. Diet alone results in more visceral fat loss. Moreover, body fat% appears to be lower in black African children, and higher among Asian races and Hispanics compared with Caucasians. Obesity defined as pathological excess body fat. In children, it leads to decrease in muscle mass which affects children growth, and early occurrence of metabolic syndrome. It also tracks to adulthood obesity. Although BMI is the most popular method for assessment of obesity, it fails to give an idea about body fat distribution. The abdominal fat is more important to be assessed than the total body fat. So, use of other anthropometric methods to assess body fatness is more informative, such as skinfold thickness, waist circumference and body composition .This book give scientific knowledge to the public; particularly the obese.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

There are two types of fat storage which represents about 80% of all body fat: visceral which is more pathogenic, and subcutaneous. Distribution of fat, differ according to sex and ethnicity. Both 'apple' and 'pear' shaped distribution can be found in either gender. Female lower body fat is less metabolically active. Exercise seems to result in more subcutaneous fat loss. Diet alone results in more visceral fat loss. Moreover, body fat% appears to be lower in black African children, and higher among Asian races and Hispanics compared with Caucasians. Obesity defined as pathological excess body fat. In children, it leads to decrease in muscle mass which affects children growth, and early occurrence of metabolic syndrome. It also tracks to adulthood obesity. Although BMI is the most popular method for assessment of obesity, it fails to give an idea about body fat distribution. The abdominal fat is more important to be assessed than the total body fat. So, use of other anthropometric methods to assess body fatness is more informative, such as skinfold thickness, waist circumference and body composition .This book give scientific knowledge to the public; particularly the obese.

Biographie de l'auteur

Prof. Dr. Sahar Abd-El-Raufe El-Masry ,Prof. Dr. Nayera Elmorsi Hassan and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-Tohamy Soliman Muhammad: All are Professors of Biological Anthropology, Biological AnthropologyDepartment, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre (Affiliation ID 60014618), Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659962120
ISBN 13 
9783659962127
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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