Contribution Of Exercise, Physical Activity, And Protein To Functional Cross-sectional Area And Intramuscular Adipose Tissue

Muscle cross sectional area (CSA) has historically been used as a measure for skeletal muscle size, however, functional cross sectional area (FCSA), defined as the area of muscle isolated from adipose tissue within the CSA, is more closely associated with muscular health. The visible adipose tissue beneath the muscle fascia, defined as intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), has also been linked to metabolic abnormalities at increased levels in...