abdominal

People with abdominal obesity alone had a 47% higher risk of death, while vitamin D deficiency by itself was associated with an increase of up to 91%.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

During this time she gave birth to her son, but he has an abdominal hernia which needs surgery.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that can cause diarrhea, vomiting and intense abdominal pain that can last for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The regulators are investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that is responsible for making at least 1,600 people sick with a severe gastrointestinal illness that causes watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The months went by and fortunately for them there was very little abdominal swelling, and she worked in pain and out of it.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

After absorbing his introduction to the concept of situps, I followed along as nameless ladies in shiny leotards instructed me to reach, crunch and tune into my abdominals, my ankles wrapped in weights.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2022

Hwang, who treats people with pelvic floor issues, said she addresses tense abdominals in her patients “on a regular basis.”

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2021

Women tend to be more flexible and sometimes overextend their low backs, and we just need to do a little maintenance to keep our low abdominals, low back, and pelvic floor strong and working together.

From Slate ● May 13, 2020

The exercise above—a modified Turkish sit-up—improves strength in the abdominals and upper back.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 24, 2019

She’ll have to make sure to add some crunches and leg lifts to strengthen her abdominals and her glutes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti