adiposity

"When you have increased fat or adiposity – the term we use in the body – it can cause increased inflammation within the body," McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.

Abdominal adiposity — excess stomach fat — is associated with increased mortality risk, regardless of body mass index.

They found that central adiposity — a large waist — was consistently associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality.

The study author said future work will investigate aggressive types of prostate cancer and adiposity.

But even so, the correlation between relative inactivity and greater adiposity in these babies was noteworthy and could be worrisome, Dr. Benjamin-Neelon says.