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BMI and adiposity based approach to obesity: the need for ethnic specificity. A reply to Kapoor et al. (2019).
Kryst, Lukasz; Zeglen, Magdalena; Wronka, Iwona; Woronkowicz, Agnieszka; Bilinska-Pawlak, Inez; Das, Rituparna; Saha, Rana; Das, Sukanta; Dasgupta, Parasmani.
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  • Kryst L; 1Department of Anthropology,Faculty of Physical Education and Sport,University of Physical Education,Kraków,Poland.
  • Zeglen M; 1Department of Anthropology,Faculty of Physical Education and Sport,University of Physical Education,Kraków,Poland.
  • Wronka I; 2Department of Anthropology,Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research,Jagiellonian University,Kraków,Poland.
  • Woronkowicz A; 1Department of Anthropology,Faculty of Physical Education and Sport,University of Physical Education,Kraków,Poland.
  • Bilinska-Pawlak I; 3Mieszko I College of Education and Administration,Faculty of Public Health,Poznan,Poland.
  • Das R; 4Biological Anthropology Unit,Indian Statistical Institute,Kolkata,India.
  • Saha R; 5Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya,Bongaon,West Bengal,India.
  • Das S; 6Department of Anthropology,North Bengal University,West Bengal,India.
  • Dasgupta P; 4Biological Anthropology Unit,Indian Statistical Institute,Kolkata,India.
J Biosoc Sci ; 51(4): 622-623, 2019 07.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30944053
ABSTRACT
The ethnicity of the studied group is one of the key characteristics that should be taken into consideration when analysing the problem of overweight and obesity. It is especially crucial in populations of countries such as India, where the proportion of the fat to lean mass and general adiposity are significantly different from those observed among Europeans. This can cause a higher risk of various metabolic-related diseases to appear at relatively lower absolute adiposity. Therefore, there is a need for further research regarding the issues of body mass and composition in Indian populations, to obtain additional information as well as to develop ethnically specific cut-off points.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ethnicity / Adiposity Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Biosoc Sci Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Poland
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ethnicity / Adiposity Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Biosoc Sci Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Poland