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Excess Early Postnatal Weight Gain Leads to Increased Abdominal Fat in Young Children

open access: yesInternational Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Background. Increased childhood weight gain has been associated with later adiposity. Whether excess early postnatal weight gain plays a role in childhood abdominal fat is unknown. Design. In the ongoing Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn (WHISTLER),
Annemieke M. V. Evelein   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relation between visceral adipose tissue accumulation and biochemical tests in university students. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
We evaluated the visceral adipose tissue accumulation in university students in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Fifty-eight Japanese university students (10 men and 48 women, age 18.4 +/- 0.6 years)were enrolled in this study.
Fujii, Masafumi   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Intra-abdominal focal fat infarction of the omentum: Diagnosis and percutaneous management [PDF]

open access: yesBJR|case reports, 2015
We present a case of a 68-year-old female who presented with left iliac fossa pain and postprandial vomiting for 7 days. Initial CT scan revealed a large mass within the upper abdomen in close proximity to the pancreatic tail, with central fat density, marginal enhancement, a distended vessel coursing through the centre and hazy increased density of ...
Vishnusai Chauhan   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of Abdominal Visceral Fat Change on the Regression of Erosive Esophagitis: A Prospective Cohort Study

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2019
Background/Aims Although abdominal visceral fat has been associated with erosive esophagitis in cross-sectional studies, there are few data on the longitudinal effect. We evaluated the effects of abdominal visceral fat change on the regression of erosive
Su Youn Nam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coronary age, based on coronary calcium measurement, is increased in patients with morbid obesity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: Obesity is a well-known of risk factor for atherosclerosis. However, recently an "obesity paradox" has been discussed, which is considered as a protective effect of obesity on the development coronary artery disease (CAD).
Białecki, Marcin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Respiratory organ motion in interventional MRI : tracking, guiding and modeling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Respiratory organ motion is one of the major challenges in interventional MRI, particularly in interventions with therapeutic ultrasound in the abdominal region. High-intensity focused ultrasound found an application in interventional MRI for noninvasive
Celicanin, Zarko
core   +1 more source

Pathophysiologic Contributions of Visceral Adiposity to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction

open access: yesJournal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
Background: Visceral fat produces inflammatory cytokines and may play a major role in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, little data exist regarding how qualitative and quantitative abnormalities of visceral fat would ...
Reika Nagata   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of the liposuction techniques and principles in specific body areas and pathologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The buttocks have been a symbol of attraction, sexuality and eroticism since ancient times and therefore, they have an important role in defining the posterior body contour.
Blugerman, Guillermo   +9 more
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Intra-abdominal fat is related to metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fat liver disease in obese youth

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2013
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown an association between adiposity, especially intra-abdominal adipose tissue, and hemodynamic/metabolic comorbidities in adults, however it is not clear in pediatric population. The aim of the study was to analyze the
L. S. Silveira   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phenotypical heterogeneity linked to adipose tissue dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Adipose tissue (AT) inflammation leads to increased free fatty acid (FFA) efflux and ectopic fat deposition, but whether AT dysfunction drives selective fat accumulation in specific sites remains unknown.
ANGELICO, Francesco   +12 more
core   +1 more source

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