Anthropometric and metabolic profile of a Brazilian Amerindian group: The Xikrin (Mebengôkre).

Cláudia C BarbosaEliene S R SacuenaAndré M PintoGreice L Cardoso-CostaJoão Farias Guerreiro

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2019)

The high prevalence of excess weight (overweight and obesity) and central obesity, especially in women, was the most significant finding of this study among the Xikrin (Mebengôkre).

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
polycystic ovary syndrome
body mass index
type diabetes
body composition
pregnancy outcomes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
pregnant women
body weight
breast cancer risk
cervical cancer screening