ArticleFrontiers in public health2020
Revisiting the Global Overfat Pandemic.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Impact of the ketogenic diet on body fat, muscle mass, and exercise performance: a review.Physical activity and nutrition · 2023Article
- Performance of Body Fat Percentage, Fat Mass Index and Body Mass Index for Detecting Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Brazilian Adults.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Recent advances in therapies utilizing superabsorbent hydrogel technology for weight management: A review.Obesity science & practice · 2022Review
- Rethinking COVID-19 and Beyond: Prevention, Remedies, and Recovery.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Is body mass index (BMI) or body adiposity index (BAI) a better indicator to estimate body fat and selected cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with intellectual disabilities?BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
- Effects of a Very Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet and High-Intensity Interval Training on Visceral Fat Deposition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overfat Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Editorial: Possible Mechanisms to Explain Abdominal Fat Loss Effect of Exercise Training Other Than Fatty Acid Oxidation.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Maximum Aerobic Function: Clinical Relevance, Physiological Underpinnings, and Practical Application.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- The Perfect Storm: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Meets Overfat Pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The previously described overfat pandemic, estimated to be 62-76% worldwide, is comprised of individuals with excess body fat sufficient to impair health. The overfat condition is common in those who are overweight and obese, and can also occur in significant numbers of normal-weight non-obese individuals. Being overfat increases the risk for a wide spectrum of common cardiovascular and metabolic (cardiometabolic) abnormalities, chronic diseases and physical impairment. In some ethnicities, up to 40% or more of those who are normal-weight and non-obese may be overfat, a figure twice that used in the original global overfat estimates. In addition to the rates of overfat outpacing overweight and obesity, non-White populations outnumber Whites 6:1, with the recently estimated overfat prevalence being low when considering ethnicities such as Asians, Chinese, Africans and Latin Americans, including these individuals living among predominantly White populations. An awareness of the extent of the overfat pandemic is important because excess body fat can precede cardiometabolic risk factors, chronic diseases, and physical disabilities, and can reduce quality of life and increase healthcare expenditure. The purpose of this Perspective is to demonstrate that the global overfat prevalence of 62-76% may be considerably underestimated.
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