JuanDaw
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How to calculate the BRI.
Could not copy and paste the formula in the above study. It has the square root sign.
Thomas et al. 12) developed the BRI combining height and WC. BRI was claimed to be a better predictor of visceral fat than BMI and WC; however, the findings of studies about the relationship between BRI and atherosclerosis are not consistent. Li G et al. 18) found that BRI have a close relationship with arterial stiffness in overweight and obesity people. In other studies, BRI was not or only had a weak association with atherosclerosis or arterial stiffness after adjusting for covariates 36 , 45) . In this study, BRI did not show a better predictive power than traditional indicators in predicting subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.
Don’t know what they mean by “traditional indicators in predicting subclinical carotid atherosclerosis.”.
Online calculator below.
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blsm
#44
Thanks Beth, I’ve been trying to be mindful of visceral fat for about 5 years so it seems like it has paid off. Hopefully my longevity efforts will be as successful.
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I have seen and heard of individuals losing excessive weight… and then gaining it back plus. A no win situation. Described as your body’s weight set point.
It has been suggested that rapamycin can alter that weight set point. I think I have seen that in myself and my son… who was gaining weight until he did a cycle or 2 of rapamycin. Weight lost and didn’t come back. With no other real dietary changes or exercise changes. I thought in cleaning and repairing the 38 trillion cells… he got a reset on his weight.
Maybe this is true.
Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity, study finds
Link: Fat cells have a 'memory' of obesity, study finds | Live Science
Could be explained in rapamycin fixes, restores and reverses the body’s problems… including epigenetic DNA which is in the cells back to normal.
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I’m really interested in the myostatin treatments currently under development. If they get them to work, you could pair one with a GLP-1 agonist and all the weight loss would be adipose tissue. You would preserve your lean and muscle mass!
Of course, you’d have to take both continuously or your weight will rebound.
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blsm
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Thanks for the link. That’s an interesting write up. I on the other hand (after being on rapa 2+ years) find it exceedingly difficult to gain weight. At 55 I’m pleased to be back up at my high school graduation weight.
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KarlT
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An interesting topic. It will bring up other possible complications, but there are some people who are obese and have other medical problems that prevent adequate exercise.
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