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Identification and Characterization of Metabolically Benign Obesity in Humans
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 168(15) · pp. 1609–1609
Norbert Stefan✉(University of Tübingen)
Abstract
A metabolically benign obesity that is not accompanied by insulin resistance and early atherosclerosis exists in humans. Furthermore, ectopic fat in the liver may be more important than visceral fat in the determination of such a beneficial phenotype in obesity.
Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentAdipose Tissue and MetabolismCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityInsulin resistanceInternal medicineEndocrinologyMedicineOverweightObesitySkeletal muscleInsulinBody mass indexDiabetes mellitus
MeSH terms
Adipose TissueAdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseC-PeptideFatty Acids, NonesterifiedFatty LiverFemaleHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingMale
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