Is Abdominal Fat Distribution Associated with Chronotype in Adults Independently of Lifestyle Factors?
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Is Abdominal Fat Distribution Associated with Chronotype in Adults Independently of Lifestyle Factors? / R. De Amicis, L. Galasso, A. Leone, L. Vignati, G. De Carlo, A. Foppiani, A. Montaruli, E. Roveda, E. Ce, F. Esposito, A. Vanzulli, A. Battezzati, S. Bertoli. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 12:3(2020 Mar), pp. 592.1-592.9.
Abstract:
Both abdominal obesity and its visceral component are independently associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Among the non-modifiable and modifiable determinants, lifestyle plays a central role, while chronotype is an emerging factor. Evening type (E-Type), more active and efficient in the last part of the day, has been associated with a health-impairing style, resulting in a higher risk of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases than morning type (M-Type). However, no study has examined the contribution of chronotype to abdominal fat distribution, even considering adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD). We conducted a cross-sectional study on 416 adults (69.5% females, 50 ± 13 years). Waist circumference (WC), visceral fat (VAT) using ultrasonography,
chronotype through the reduced Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (rMEQ), and adherence to MD were studied. Our results showed no differences in WC and VAT between chronotypes.
However, adherence to MD resulted significantly lower in the E-Types compared to M-Types. WC decreased with increasing Mediterranean score and rMEQ score, and VAT decreased with increasing rMEQ score, indicating that E-Types have +2 cm of WC and +0.5 cm of VAT compare to M-Types. In conclusion, these results showed that chronotype is independently associated with
abdominal obesity and visceral fat, underlining the potential implications of the individual circadian typology on abdominal obesity.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
chronotype; circadian typology; chrononutrition; abdominal obesity; visceral fat; abdominal fat distribution; Mediterranean diet
Elenco autori:
R. De Amicis, L. Galasso, A. Leone, L. Vignati, G. De Carlo, A. Foppiani, A. Montaruli, E. Roveda, E. Ce, F. Esposito, A. Vanzulli, A. Battezzati, S. Bertoli
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