Adipose tissue: Fat, yet fit
Susceptibility to impaired metabolic health in relation to obesity is not necessarily mediated by overall fatness, but is largely dependent on distribution of body fat and the ability to sufficiently expand adipose tissue. A recent study published in Diabetes, provides genetic evidence to support th...
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| Formáid: | Journal article |
| Teanga: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Achoimre: | Susceptibility to impaired metabolic health in relation to obesity is not necessarily mediated by overall fatness, but is largely dependent on distribution of body fat and the ability to sufficiently expand adipose tissue. A recent study published in Diabetes, provides genetic evidence to support the concept of a ‘metabolically healthy obese’ phenotype. |
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