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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2341</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.7324/IJCRR.2017.9195</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Effect of Lifestyle on Body Fat Percentage and Visceral Fat in Indian Women with Above Normal Body Mass Index&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Suresh</surname><given-names>Nikita</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Reddy</surname><given-names>R. P. Lalitha</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>32</fpage><lpage>36</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of lifestyle on body fat percentage and visceral fat in Indian women with above normal Body Mass Index.&#13;
Methods: Body fat percentage and visceral fat was measured using a body composition analyzer that works on the principle of bio-electrical impedance. Information on lifestyle was collected using a questionnaire and a 3 day dietary record. Indian women (n= 100) in the age group of 25 to 35 years and having a Body mass index above 24.9from various fitness centers in Bangalore were enrolled for this study.&#13;
Results: The mean body fat percentage of the study group was 41.4% (---PlusMinusSymbol---4.61) and mean visceral fat was 8.26 (---PlusMinusSymbol---2.08). This study shows that as calories increased there was a positively significant association with fat percentage and visceral fat. Body fat percentage and visceral fat was lower in those who exercised 3-5 times/week in comparison to those who exercised 0-3 times/week depicting an inverse association. This study also showed that subjects with sleep duration of 5-6 hours per day had a higher fat percentage than those who slept for 8-9hours per day.&#13;
Conclusion: The evidence from the present study indicates that increased physical activity, longer sleep duration and decreased calorie consumption can be recommended as a long term treatment for obesity management. Furthermore, longitudinal research could be done for in-depth understanding of the impact of lifestyle on body fat percentage and visceral fat in Indian women.&#13;
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