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JHEP Reports, 2023 Background & Aims: No prospective studies have examined the association between thigh subcutaneous fat distribution and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Yebei Liang +8 more
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Thickness of Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Adult Women: Correlation with Age, Pregnancy, Laparotomy, and Body Mass Index [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 BackgroundRectus abdominis muscle and abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue are useful for reconstruction of the chest wall, and abdominal, vaginal, and perianal defects. Thus, preoperative evaluation of rectus abdominis muscle and abdominal subcutaneous fat
Jungmin Kim +3 more
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Compartmental fat distribution in the abdomen of dogs relative to overall body fat composition
BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Adipose tissue may have different metabolic and endocrine functions depending on the region of the body in which it is located. While visceral or intra-abdominal fat has been found to contribute to leptin concentrations, insulin resistance and
R. B. S. Turner +4 more
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Ethnic differences in adiposity and diabetes risk – insights from genetic studies [PDF]
, 2020 Type 2 diabetes is more common in non-Europeans and starts at a younger age and at lower BMI cut-offs. This review discusses the insights from genetic studies about pathophysiological mechanisms which determine risk of disease with a focus on the role of
Bell, J.D. +7 more
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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2019 Background and aims Subcutaneous fat mass is negatively correlated with atherogenic risk factors, but its putative benefits remain controversial. We hypothesized that genetic variants that influence subcutaneous fat mass would modulate lipid and glucose ...
James W. Daily +4 more
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Depot-Specific Changes in Fat Metabolism with Aging in a Type 2 Diabetic Animal Model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Visceral fat accretion is a hallmark of aging and is associated with aging-induced metabolic dysfunction. PPARγ agonist was reported to improve insulin sensitivity by redistributing fat from visceral fat to subcutaneous fat. The purpose of this study was
Se Eun Park +10 more
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Patologìâ, 2015 Aim of the research: to educe the morphological features of fat tissue of epiploon and subcutaneous fat cellular tissue of people with normal body mass index. Methods and results.
K. M. Mylytsya +3 more
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Short-term effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on fat distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasonography study [PDF]
, 2015 AIMS:Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) induce weight loss and reduction in adipose tissue, but the effects of GLP-1 RA on the distribution of fat deposits have been poorly investigated. METHODS: In 25 patients with type 2 diabetes (16
Carnevale, Vincenzo +9 more
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2012 The study examined the influence of weight, sex and month of hunting on the fatty acid composition of intramuscular and subcutaneous fat from 49 free ranging wild boars hunted in Lithuania during the winter season. A total number of 27 and 25 fatty acids
Artūras Šiukščius +2 more
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Indonesian Journal of Rheumatology, 2018 Background: Obesity is a major risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. The relationship between obesity and OA may not be simply due to a mechanical factor.
Herikurniawan Herikurniawan +4 more
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