The Claim
Among Thai university students, females with visceral fat levels above 10 have a mean BMI of 41.20 kg/m², while males with the same visceral fat level have a mean BMI of 30.06 kg/m², demonstrating a sex-specific difference in the association between visceral adiposity and body mass index.
What the research says
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In Thai university students, females with high visceral fat have an average BMI of 41.20 kg/m², while males with the same level of visceral fat have an average BMI of 30.06 kg/m².
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In Thai university students, females with visceral fat levels above 10 exhibit a mean BMI of 41.20 kg/m², significantly higher than males with the same visceral fat level (30.06 kg/m²), indicating a sex-specific disparity in the relationship between visceral adiposity and overall body weight.
When women store excess fat around their internal organs, their bodies hold onto more total body weight per unit of belly fat than men do, because women’s fat cells are more efficient at expanding and storing fat throughout the body, especially under conditions of high visceral fat.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that among young Thai students with a lot of belly fat, women had much higher body weight (as measured by BMI) than men with the same amount of belly fat — exactly what the claim says.
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