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Measures of body fat in South Asian adults
Journal article

Measures of body fat in South Asian adults

Abstract

Background:South Asian people who originate from the Indian subcontinent have greater percent body fat (%BF) for the same body mass index (BMI) compared with white Caucasians. This has been implicated in their increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There is limited information comparing different measures of body fat in this ethnic group.Objectives:The objectives of this study were: (1) to investigate the correlation of …

Authors

Kalra S; Mercuri M; Anand SS

Journal

Nutrition & Diabetes, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. e69–e69

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

May 2013

DOI

10.1038/nutd.2013.10

ISSN

2044-4052