Visceral fat reduction is positively associated with blood pressure reduction in overweight or obese males but not females: an observational study

Abstract Background Visceral adiposity has been reported to play a key role in hypertension compared with other measurements of regional or general obesity. The aim of current study was to evaluate the relationship between visceral fat reduction and changes in blood pressure in a group of overweight...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Guansheng Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-019-0369-0