Resumen Antecedentes y objetivos: La relación entre los depósitos de grasa corporal y las dimensiones de la aurícula izquierda (AI) no ha sido del todo explorada. Nuestro objetivo es determinar si existe relación no solo con los depósitos de grasa corporal totales, sino específicamente con los dep...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the predictive value of epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes mellitus, previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, vascular disease, age 65-74 years, sex category) score risk groups. Metho...
ABSTRACT Twenty-four Iberian castrated male pigs were used to characterize and evaluate the effect of the duration of "Montanera" in the adipocytes size and its relation with the backfat thickness and intramuscular fat. The animals were fed under extensive conditions during 30, 60 and 90 days in the "Deh...
Abstract Objective: To develop and validate equations to estimate the percentage of body fat of children and adolescents from Mexico using anthropometric measurements. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 601 children and adolescents from Mexico aged 5-19 years. The participants were r...
Abstract Background: Epicardial fat is an upper body visceral fat depot that may play a significant role in the development of adverse metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles. There is a significant direct relationship between the amount of epicardial fat and general body adiposity (body mass index, ...
OBJECTIVES: Bone marrow adipose tissue has been associated with low bone mineral density. However, no data exist regarding marrow adipose tissue in primary hyperparathyroidism, a disorder associated with bone loss in conditions of high bone turnover. The objective of the present study was to investigate ...
Las técnicas nucleares aplicables al área de nutrición son inocuas dado que utilizan isótopos estables. En particular, la dilución isotópica con deuterio evalúa la composición corporal y la ingesta de leche materna. Es un método de referencia para conocer grasa corporal y validar herramientas de...
