Body phenotypes say a lot, but not everything, about a person’s health

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/977700

 

 News Release 25-Jan-2023
Body phenotypes say a lot, but not everything, about a person’s health, according to new Concordia research
A data analysis of muscle and fat mass in a large sample population shows the limitations in predicting cardiometabolic risks
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Concordia University

 

Concordia researchers studying body phenotypes — the observable characteristics like height, behaviour, appearance and more measurables — found that regardless of the muscle they had, high levels of fat mass in an individual were associated with poorer overall health.

The findings, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, used data from a United States longitudinal study. They show that the negative impact of excess adiposity — fat tissue — on a person’s cardiometabolic health was not offset even by high levels of muscle mass.

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