Abstract
We sought to review the epidemiological features and clinical implications of normal-weight obesity. The concept of normal-weight obesity has been recently reported as an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysregulation, and poor functional outcomes. However, in clinical practice, normal-weight obesity is not commonly recognized. In this review, we examine the clinical significance and important epidemiological outcomes of normal-weight obesity and describe other variants of adiposity and adiposity-related metabolic status. The incorporation of measures of body fat content and distribution in the clinical setting could allow more accurate identification of adiposity-related long-term risk. This could in turn lead to early lifestyle changes and behavioral modifications that are essential to the treatment of obesity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 464 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Current atherosclerosis reports |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Adiposity
- Body mass index
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Cardiovascular mortality
- Central obesity
- Central obesity
- Metabolic syndrome
- Normal-weight obesity
- Obesity
- Sarcopenic obesity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine