The perils of portliness: causes and consequences of visceral adiposity.

Volume: 49, Issue: 6, Pages: 883 - 888
Published: Jun 1, 2000
Abstract
Although an individual's total fat mass predicts morbidities such as coronary artery disease and diabetes, the anatomical distribution of adipose tissue is a strong and independent predictor of such adverse health outcomes. Thus, obese individuals with most of their fat stored in visceral adipose depots generally suffer greater adverse metabolic consequences than similarly overweight subjects with fat stored predominantly in subcutaneous sites....
Paper Details
Title
The perils of portliness: causes and consequences of visceral adiposity.
Published Date
Jun 1, 2000
Journal
Volume
49
Issue
6
Pages
883 - 888
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