Biology of upper-body and lower-body adipose tissue—link to whole-body phenotypes
Abstract
The distribution of adipose tissue in the body has wide-ranging and reproducible associations with health and disease. Accumulation of adipose tissue in the upper body (abdominal obesity) is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and even all-cause mortality. Conversely, accumulation of fat in the lower body (gluteofemoral obesity) shows opposite associations with cardiovascular...
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Title
Biology of upper-body and lower-body adipose tissue—link to whole-body phenotypes
Published Date
Nov 4, 2014
Journal
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
90 - 100
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