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Steven B. Heymsfield
Researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Publications - 732
Citations - 86609
Steven B. Heymsfield is an academic researcher from Pennington Biomedical Research Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Weight loss. The author has an hindex of 132, co-authored 679 publications receiving 77220 citations. Previous affiliations of Steven B. Heymsfield include Harvard University & American College of Physicians.
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Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico
Richard N. Baumgartner,Kathleen M. Koehler,Dympna Gallagher,Linda J. Romero,Steven B. Heymsfield,Robert Ross,Philip J. Garry,Robert D. Lindeman +7 more
TL;DR: Some of the first estimates of the extent of the public health problem posed by sarcopenia are provided, independent of ethnicity, age, morbidity, obesity, income, and health behaviors.
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Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability.
TL;DR: To establish the prevalence of sarc Openia in older Americans and to test the hypothesis that sarcopenia is related to functional impairment and physical disability in older persons is established.
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Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18–88 yr
TL;DR: It is indicated that men have more SM than women and that these gender differences are greater in the upper body.
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factor Findings in the US Population From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994
Yong-Woo Park,Shankuan Zhu,Latha Palaniappan,Stanley Heshka,Mercedes R. Carnethon,Steven B. Heymsfield +5 more
TL;DR: For example, this article found that older age, postmenopausal status, Mexican American ethnicity, higher body mass index, current smoking, low household income, high carbohydrate intake, no alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity were associated with increased odds of metabolic syndrome.
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The Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factor Findings in the US Population From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994
Yong Woo Park,Shankuan Zhu,Latha Palaniappan,Stanley Heshka,Mercedes R. Carnethon,Steven B. Heymsfield,Steven B. Heymsfield +6 more
TL;DR: Older age, postmenopausal status, Mexican American ethnicity, higher body mass index, current smoking, low household income, high carbohydrate intake, no alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity were associated with increased odds of the metabolic syndrome.