What aspects of body fat are particularly hazardous and how do we measure them?

Int J Epidemiol. 2006 Feb;35(1):83-92. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyi253. Epub 2005 Dec 8.

Authors

M B Snijder¹, R M van Dam, M Visser, J C Seidell

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. marieke.snijder@falw.vu.nl

PMID: 16339600
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi253

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging
Anthropometry / methods
Body Composition / physiology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism
Humans
Mortality
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / metabolism
Risk Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed