Abdominal obesity

Introduction The apple-shaped body has a waist and abdomen that is too fat, like an apple, with thin arms and thin legs, also known as abdominal obesity.

Cause

1, the apple body is mainly caused by incorrect diet and lack of exercise, and estrogen imbalance in menopausal women may also have a certain impact.

2, studies have shown that obesity (especially "apple type" obesity with waist circumference greater than hip circumference) is prone to insulin resistance. This is related to an increase in the volume of fat cells, a relative decrease in receptors, and a decrease in insulin sensitivity. Apple type body people have too much visceral fat savings (ie, apple type obesity), which will cause excess fat. It is not used in places where fat is stored after meals, so that fat can overflow into the blood and easily cause high-senior fat. Illness.

3, another visceral obesity will also accelerate the process of arteriosclerosis.

an examination

Related inspection

Body fat ratio lipoprotein lipase

Clinical manifestation

The apple-shaped body has a waist and abdomen that is too fat, resembling an apple, and has thin arms and a big belly. It is also called abdominal obesity, centripetal obesity, male obesity, visceral obesity. This kind of human fat is mainly deposited under the skin of the abdomen. In the abdominal cavity. Men's waist circumference is greater than 90cm or 2 feet 7 inches, and women's waist circumference is greater than 80cm or 2 feet 4 inches, which should be regarded as apple type obesity.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of abdominal obesity:

1. Upper body obesity type: Progressive lipodystrophy is characterized by upper body obesity type due to the disappearance of the patient's adipose tissue, special obesity and normal adipose tissue.

2, visceral obesity: the new term "visceral obesity" is familiar. The so-called visceral obesity is mainly caused by metabolic problems, so the symptoms of visceral obesity can also be said to be "metabolic syndrome", which mainly refers to a series of complex diseases such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. The state of living habits. "visceral obesity" is an excess of nutrients in the body. The clinical manifestations of "visceral obesity" are fatty liver, pancreatitis, heart disease, stroke and other diseases.

diagnosis:

The apple-shaped body has a waist and abdomen that is too fat, resembling an apple, and has thin arms and a big belly. It is also called abdominal obesity, centripetal obesity, male obesity, visceral obesity. This kind of human fat is mainly deposited under the skin of the abdomen. In the abdominal cavity. Men's waist circumference is greater than 90cm or 2 feet 7 inches, and women's waist circumference is greater than 80cm or 2 feet 4 inches, which should be regarded as apple type obesity.

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