Intrahepatic fat, not visceral fat, is linked with metabolic complications of obesity

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an important risk factor for obesity-related metabolic disorders. Therefore, a reduction in VAT has become a key goal in obesity management. However, VAT is correlated with intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content, so it is possible that IHTG, not VAT, is a better ma...

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Main Authors: Fabbrini, Elisa, Magkos, Faidon, Mohammed, B. Selma, Pietka, Terri, Abumrad, Nada A., Patterson, Bruce W., Okunade, Adewole, Klein, Samuel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2009
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741268/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19706383
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0904944106
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