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The missing risk: MRI and MRS phenotyping of abdominal adiposity and ectopic fat.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Jan 2012
Thomas E Louise, Parkinson James R, Frost Gary S, Goldstone Anthony P, Doré Caroline J, McCarthy John P, Collins Adam L, Fitzpatrick Julie A, Durighel Giuliana, Taylor-Robinson Simon D, Bell Jimmy D
Abstract excerpt
Individual compartments of abdominal adiposity and lipid content within the liver and muscle are differentially associated with metabolic risk factors, obesity and insulin resistance. Subjects with greater intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT) and hepatic fat than predicted by clinical indices of obesity may be at increased risk of metabolic diseases despite their "normal" size. There is a need for accurate...
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