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Licia Iacoviello - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies
    Nutrition & diabetes, 2016
    Co-Authors: George Pounis, A. Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, C. Cerletti, Maria Benedetta Donati, G. De Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello
    Abstract:

    Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies

  • Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies
    Nutrition & Diabetes, 2016
    Co-Authors: George Pounis, A. Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, C. Cerletti, Maria Benedetta Donati, G. De Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello
    Abstract:

    Background/Objectives: Pasta as a traditional component of Mediterranean diet (MeD) in Italy has not been studied in detail in the management of body weight. This study aimed at evaluating the association of pasta intake with body mass index (BMI) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio, in two large epidemiological datasets. Subjects/Methods: A total of 14 402 participants aged ⩾35 years randomly recruited from the general population of the Molise region (Moli-sani cohort) and 8964 participants aged >18 years from all over Italy (Italian Nutrition & HEalth Survey, INHES) were separately analyzed. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-food frequency questionnaire and one 24-h dietary recall were used for dietary assessment. Weight, height, waist and hip circumference were measured in Moli-sani or self-reported in INHES. Residuals methodology corrected for either total energy intake or body weight was used for the analysis of pasta intake. Results: Higher pasta intake was associated with better adhesion to MeD in both genders ( P for both

Elizabeth Barrett-connor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Seasonal Variation of Testosterone and Waist to Hip Ratio in Men: The Tromsø Study
    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2003
    Co-Authors: Johan Svartberg, Rolf Jorde, Johan Sundsfjord, Kaare H. Bønaa, Elizabeth Barrett-connor
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    Studies of seasonal variation in male testosterone levels show contradictory results. We report here a cross-sectional study of the seasonal variation in total and free testosterone, LH, and SHBG levels in 1548 men living in north Norway, a population exposed to a wide seasonal variation in temperature and daylight. Total testosterone showed a bimodal seasonal variation (P < 0.001) with a small peak in February, the nadir in June, and a more prominent peak in October and November. Free testosterone also showed a significant seasonal pattern (P < 0.001), with the peak in December and the nadir in August. These patterns persisted after adjusting for age and waist to hip Ratio (P < 0.001). Lowest testosterone levels occurred in months with the highest temperatures and longest hours of daylight. Waist to hip Ratio paralleled the change in daylight and temperature, with the highest values during the summer and was thus inversely related to the seasonal testosterone variation. The variations in hormone levels were large, with a 31% difference between the lowest and highest monthly mean level of free testosterone. Prospective studies are needed to establish the direction of the association and its etiology.

Neil V. Watson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Seasonality, Waist-to-Hip Ratio, and salivary testosterone.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2006
    Co-Authors: Sari M. Van Anders, Elizabeth Hampson, Neil V. Watson
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    Patterns of seasonal variation in testosterone (T) and T-dependent measures are poorly understood in humans and particularly in women, despite their importance in other animals. We examined seasonal fluctuations in salivary T in women and men, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) in women. Participants were 220 women and 127 men from central and West Coast North America. Results showed that T was significantly highest in autumn for both women and men, and that WHR in women closely matched the seasonal variation in T, with high values in the fall and summer. This suggests that T does show a reliable fluctuation over the seasons, which may result in meaningful fluctuations in behavioral, cognitive, and somatic variables associated with T.

Adrian Furnham - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A critical test of the Waist-to-Hip Ratio hypothesis of women's physical attractiveness in Britain and Greece
    Sex Roles, 2006
    Co-Authors: Viren Swami, Martin J. Tovée, Nicholas Antonakopoulos, Adrian Furnham
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    Body mass index (BMI) and body shape as measured by the Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) have been reported to be the major cues to women's bodily attractiveness. The relative importance of each of these cues was examined cross-culturally in two distinct countries, Greece and Britain. Fifty Britons, 25 British-Greeks, and 25 participants in Greece were asked to rate a set of images of real women with known BMI and WHR. The results showed that, regardless of the cultural setting, BMI is the primary determinant of women's physical attractiveness, whereas WHR emerged as a significant predictor for the Greek groups but not the British group. This finding is discussed in terms of the different gender roles occupied by Britons and Greeks. The discussion critically evaluates evolutionary psychological and sociocultural explanations of preferences for body weight.

  • Body weight, Waist-to-Hip Ratio and breast size correlates of ratings of attractiveness and health
    Personality and Individual Differences, 2006
    Co-Authors: Adrian Furnham, Viren Swami, Krupa Shah
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    This study looked at the contribution of body weight, breast size and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) in ratings of female attractiveness, femininity, health and fecundity. One hundred and fifty eight participants rated 36 line drawings that varied 2 levels of breast size, 3 of body weight and 6 of WHR. Whilst there was evidence of some differences between the four ratings there was a clear pattern. Effect sizes were higher for WHR (0.34–0.52) than body weight (0.14–0.31), whilst there were no main effects for breast size. The body weight × WHR interactions were marginally significant while WHR × breast size interactions had effect sizes ranging from 0.16 to 0.23. Work in this area appears to yield different results and conclusions depending on the stimulus materials used and the data analysis method employed.

  • The relative influence of facial neoteny and Waist-to-Hip Ratio on judgements of female attractiveness and fecundity
    Psychology health & medicine, 2006
    Co-Authors: Adrian Furnham, Emma Reeves
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    Numerous studies have demonstrated that Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) affects perceptions of female physical attractiveness and fecundity. This study tested the assumption that facial attractiveness explained more variance in overall ratings and fecundity than WHR, when the latter is manipulated within the normal range (0.67 - 0.85). One hundred and sixty-one participants (mean age = 21.5) rated the attractiveness, youthfulness, fertility, healthiness and likelihood of being pregnant for 27 photographs of three females in which facial attractiveness in terms of neoteny (three levels) and WHR (three levels) had been systematically digitally manipulated. Facial attractiveness exerted a significant influence on judgements of attractiveness, youthfulness, fertility and healthiness, whereas WHR only affected likelihood of being pregnant. Results are interpreted in terms of neotenous facial attractiveness providing potential mates with information concerning phenotypic and genetic quality.

  • A cross-cultural study on the role of weight and Waist-to-Hip Ratio on female attractiveness
    Personality and Individual Differences, 2002
    Co-Authors: Adrian Furnham, Joanna Moutafi, Peter Baguma
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    Abstract The purpose of this study was to cross-culturally test Singh's (1993) hypothesis of the effect of weight and Waist-to-Hip Ratio on judgements of female attractiveness, using stimulus figures developed by Tassinary and Hansen (1998) . A total of 308 subjects, half male, half female, were recruited from Greece, Uganda and the United Kingdom. Their task was to rate eight line drawings varying in weight (light and heavy) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio WHR (0.5, 0.7 with small waist and hip size, 0.7 with large waist and hip size, and 0.9). The stimulus figures were rated on attractiveness, healthiness, fertility, youthfulness, and willingness to engage in short-term and long-term relationships, on a seven-point Likert scale. The results showed an overall preference for the 0.7 WHR and the light weight category, as predicted. However, cross-cultural differences showed Ugandans had a preference for the 0.5 WHR and the heavy weight category. The prediction that small waist and hip size would be preferred over large waist and hip size was also confirmed. In accordance with predictions, attractiveness was found to be significantly correlated with all the attributes tested.

  • Waist to hip Ratio and facial attractiveness: a pilot study
    Personality and Individual Differences, 2001
    Co-Authors: Adrian Furnham, Meritxell Lavancy, Alastair Mcclelland
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    The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of facial attractiveness and waist to hip Ratio (WHR) on five judgements of attractiveness (attractiveness, sexiness, healthiness, fertility and pregnancy). It was hypothesised that facial attractiveness would be more important than WHR for all measures except for pregnancy. Four levels of WHR were matched with two levels of facial attractiveness to produce eight individual stimuli based on the same figure. These were rated on a seven point bi-polar scale for each measure by 100 male subjects. A correlation matrix revealed that attractiveness was most highly correlated with sexiness; healthiness was most highly correlated with fertility, and pregnancy was independent of all other measures. Results revealed that both facial attractiveness and WHR were highly significant in influencing the five judgement measures. Facial attractiveness seems more important than WHR for all measures except pregnancy. Following overall linear trend analysis for all measures it was suggested that WHR is the best predictor of perceived pregnancy. The results are discussed in the context of evolutionary theory. Limitations of the study, particularly reliance on limited stimuli, are acknowledged.

George Pounis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies
    Nutrition & diabetes, 2016
    Co-Authors: George Pounis, A. Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, C. Cerletti, Maria Benedetta Donati, G. De Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello
    Abstract:

    Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies

  • Association of pasta consumption with body mass index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio: results from Moli-sani and INHES studies
    Nutrition & Diabetes, 2016
    Co-Authors: George Pounis, A. Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, C. Cerletti, Maria Benedetta Donati, G. De Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello
    Abstract:

    Background/Objectives: Pasta as a traditional component of Mediterranean diet (MeD) in Italy has not been studied in detail in the management of body weight. This study aimed at evaluating the association of pasta intake with body mass index (BMI) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio, in two large epidemiological datasets. Subjects/Methods: A total of 14 402 participants aged ⩾35 years randomly recruited from the general population of the Molise region (Moli-sani cohort) and 8964 participants aged >18 years from all over Italy (Italian Nutrition & HEalth Survey, INHES) were separately analyzed. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-food frequency questionnaire and one 24-h dietary recall were used for dietary assessment. Weight, height, waist and hip circumference were measured in Moli-sani or self-reported in INHES. Residuals methodology corrected for either total energy intake or body weight was used for the analysis of pasta intake. Results: Higher pasta intake was associated with better adhesion to MeD in both genders ( P for both