Reduction of abdominal fat and chronic disease factors by lifestyle change in migrant Asian Indians older than 50 years.

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of a group diet and physical activity intervention on body composition, blood lipid profile and insulin resistance in migrant Asian Indian volunteers. Total body and abdominal fat, waist girth, serum glucose, insulin and lipids were measured one month before and immediately prior to an intervention designed to encourage increased physical activity and improved diet. Measurements were repeated after a 5-month period of altered exercise and dietary habits.

Body size, body composition, and fat distribution: a comparison of young New Zealand men of European, Pacific Island, and Asian Indian ethnicities.

Aims: To investigate body size and body fat relationships and fat distribution in young healthy men drawn from New Zealand European, Pacific Island, and Asian Indian populations.

Method: A total of 114 healthy men (64 European, 31 Pacific Island, 19 Asian Indian) aged 17-30 years underwent measurements of height, weight, and body composition by total body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Body mass index (BMI) was then calculated.

Hair zinc concentrations not subject to seasonal variation in adults in New Zealand.

The analysis of recently grown hair for zinc provides a biomarker of recent zinc status. Seasonal variation of zinc in hair has been demonstrated in children. The aim of this study was to investigate whether on a month-by- month basis there is a seasonal variation in hair zinc concentration in an apparently well-nourished adult population in New Zealand.