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The Metabolically Healthy but Obese Individual Presents a Favorable Inflammation Profile
1 Jul 2005
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the inflammatory state in obese women displaying the "metabolically healthy but obese" (MHO) phenotype. DESIGN: We examined the metabolic characteristics of 88 obese, sedentary postmenopausal women. Subjects were classified as MHO or as "at risk" based on the upper and lower quartiles of insulin sensitivity as measured by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic...
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