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Comparison of the Relative Contributions of Intra‐Abdominal and Liver Fat to Components of the Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]

, 2010
Anna Kotronen, Hannele Yki‐Järvinen, Ksenia Sevastianova, Robert Bergholm, Antti Hakkarainen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Leena Juurinen, Nina Lundbom, Grith Lykke Sørensen   +8 more
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Sonographic Prediction of Body Fat Volume (Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat) in Cardiovascular Patients [PDF]

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2010
Background: Inappropriate body composition represents impaired energy and nutrient intake and can be a risk factor for many diseases, especially for cardiovascular disease.
Maryam Soleymanzadeh, Mohammad Reza Eshraghian, Shapour Shirani, Mir Hatef Shojaei   +3 more
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Development and validation of prediction equations for visceral fat in young women. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2012v14n3p333

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, 2012
The currently available methods for evaluation of visceral obesity have limitations, making them impractical for evaluating large numbers of individuals.
Fernando José de Sá Pereira Guimarães, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Eduila Maria Couto Santos, Marina de Moraes Vasconcelos Petribu, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Alcides da Silva Diniz   +5 more
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Expression of ceramide-metabolising enzymes in subcutaneous and intra-abdominal human adipose tissue

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2012
Background Inflammation and increased ceramide concentrations characterise adipose tissue of obese women with high liver fat content compared to equally obese women with normal liver fat content.
Kolak Maria, Gertow Joanna, Westerbacka Jukka, Summers Scott A, Liska Jan, Franco-Cereceda Anders, Orešič Matej, Yki-Järvinen Hannele, Eriksson Per, Fisher Rachel M   +9 more
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Correlation between body mass index and waist circumference in Nigerian adults: implication as indicators of health status [PDF]

, 2013
Background. Anthropometric measures have been widely used for body weight classification in humans. Waist circumference has been advanced as a useful parameter for measuring adiposity. This study evaluated the correlation between body mass index (BMI)
Afolabi , Israel Sunmola, Azuh, Dominic E., Chinedu, S. N., Idachaba , Mercy E., Iweala, E. E. J., Ogunlana, Olubanke Olujoke, Osamor, V. C., UHUEGBU, Chidi C.   +7 more
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Signals from intra-abdominal fat modulate insulin and leptin sensitivity through different mechanisms: Neuronal involvement in food-intake regulation [PDF]

, 2006
Tetsuya Yamada, Hideki Katagiri, Yasushi Ishigaki, Takehide Ogihara, Junta Imai, Kenji Uno, Yutaka Hasegawa, Junhong Gao, Hisamitsu Ishihara, Akira Niijima, Hiroyuki Mano, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Tomoichiro Asano, Yoshitomo Oka   +13 more
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PERFIL NUTRICIONAL DE MULHERES DO SETOR COMERCIAL NA CIDADE DE BELÉM - PARÁ

Revista Brasileira de Obesidade, Nutrição e Emagrecimento, 2014
The social, economic and demographic transformations in these last few decades due to the increasing of urbanization and modernization caused changes in lifestyle of the population and in your eating habits that resulted in the prevalence of the ...
Vanessa Vieira Lourenço Costa, Marília de Souza Araújo, Ana Esmeralda Correa Caldas, Lilaine de Sousa Neres   +3 more
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Effects of High-fat Diet on Alternative Splicing of RNA in Abdominal Fat and Liver Tissues of Broilers

Guangdong nongye kexue
【Objective】Excessive deposition of abdominal fat reduces disease resistance and slaughter rate of broilers. RNA alternative splicing is an important regulatory modality that affects gene function.
Guangyu AO, Genghua CHEN, Yilin XIA, Wen LUO   +3 more
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The Atherogenic Lipoprotein Profile Associated With Obesity and Insulin Resistance Is Largely Attributable to Intra-Abdominal Fat [PDF]

, 2003
Delma Nieves, Miriam Cnop, Barbara M. Retzlaff, Carolyn E. Walden, John D. Brunzell, Robert H. Knopp, Steven E. Kahn   +6 more
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Intra-abdominal fat and metabolic syndrome are associated with larger infrarenal aortic diameters in patients with clinically evident arterial disease [PDF]

, 2008
Petra M. Gorter, Frank L.J. Visseren, Frans L. Moll, Yolanda van der Graaf   +3 more
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