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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Main Authors: Vasan, S, Karpe, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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description 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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