Increased odds of having the metabolic syndrome with greater fat‐free mass: counterintuitive results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database

Abstract Background It is well established that body composition influences metabolic health, but emerging data are conflicting with the largely purported idea that a large fat‐free mass (FFM) has a protective effect on health. A potential explanation for these discrepancies is the way FFM is repres...

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Main Authors: Jean‐Christophe Lagacé, Alexis Marcotte‐Chenard, Jasmine Paquin, Dominic Tremblay, Martin Brochu, Isabelle J. Dionne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12856