Abdominal obesity.

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Abdominal obesity.

Current opinion in lipidology - 1 Feb 1998

Carey D G

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The application of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography to obesity research has changed the focus from body mass and skinfold thickness to abdominal fat mass and visceral adiposity. Intra-abdominal fat constitutes less than 20% of total body fat but is a major determinant of fasting and postprandial lipid availability because of its physiological (lipolytic rate and insulin resistance) and...

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PMID: 9502333
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199802000-00008

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