Research
Hormonal
The 'Hypertriglyceridemic Waist' phenotype (elevated waist circumference combined with high fasting triglycerides) is a simple, effective clinical marker for identifying visceral obesity and insulin resistance, superior to BMI or waist circumference alone.
If you have a large waist, check your fasting triglycerides. If both are high, you likely have visceral fat and insulin resistance, even if your BMI is normal. This 'Hypertriglyceridemic Waist' is a strong signal to prioritize lifestyle changes to reduce visceral fat.
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we have previously proposed that an elevated fasting triglyceride concentration could represent, when waist circumference is increased, a simple clinical marker of excess visceral/ectopic fat
Why this rating
Based on population-based studies (Quebec Health Survey) and mechanistic explanations of postprandial lipemia.
Source
Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Contribution to Global Cardiometabolic Risk
Jean‐Pierre Després et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2008
DOI 10.1161/atvbaha.107.159228
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