Reduced cortical thickness associated with visceral fat and BMI

Reduced cortical thickness associated with visceral fat and BMI

Structural brain imaging studies have shown that obesity is associated with widespread reductions in gray matter (GM) volume. Although the body mass index (BMI) is an easily accessible anthropometric measure, substantial health problems are more related to specific body fat compartments, like viscer...

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Main Authors: Ralf Veit, Stephanie Kullmann, Martin Heni, Jürgen Machann, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Andreas Fritsche, Hubert Preissl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Obesity
Cortical thickness
MR imaging
Visceral adipose tissue
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158214001491

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