Distinct developmental profile of lower-body adipose tissue defines resistance against obesity-associated metabolic complications.

Upper- and lower-body fat depots exhibit opposing associations with obesity-related metabolic disease. We defined the relationship between DEXA-quantified fat depots and diabetes/cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy population-based cohort (n = 3,399). Gynoid fat mass correlated negatively with...

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Main Authors: Pinnick, K, Nicholson, G, Manolopoulos, K, McQuaid, SE, Valet, P, Frayn, K, Denton, N, Min, J, Zondervan, K, Fleckner, J, McCarthy, M, Holmes, C, Karpe, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Diabetes Association 2014