A comprehensive metabolic profiling of the metabolically healthy obesity phenotype

Abstract Background The ever-increasing prevalence of obesity constitutes a major health problem worldwide. A subgroup of obese individuals has been described as “metabolically healthy obese” (MHO). In contrast to metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO), the MHO phenotype has a favorable risk profile. D...

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Main Authors: Vibeke H. Telle-Hansen, Jacob J. Christensen, Gulla Aase Formo, Kirsten B. Holven, Stine M. Ulven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01273-z