Greater dietary fat oxidation in obese compared with lean men: an adaptive mechanism to prevent liver fat accumulation?

Liver fat represents a balance between input, secretion, and oxidation of fatty acids. As humans spend the majority of a 24-h period in a postprandial state, dietary fatty acids make an important contribution to liver fat metabolism. We compared hepatic fatty acid partitioning in healthy lean (n = 9...

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Main Authors: Hodson, L, McQuaid, SE, Humphreys, S, Milne, R, Fielding, B, Frayn, K, Karpe, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010