Normal-Weight Obesity: Implications for Cardiovascular Health

作者：Jean Nathalie; Somers Virend K; Sochor Ondrej; Medina Inojosa Jose; Llano Ernesto M; Lopez Jimenez Francisco^*

来源：Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2014, 16(12): 464.

DOI：10.1007/s11883-014-0464-7

• Obesity
• Body mass index
• Adiposity
• Central obesity
• Normal-weight obesity
• Central obesity
• Sarcopenic obesity
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Metabolic syndrome
• Cardiovascular mortality

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.

• 出版日期2014-12