The case of visceral fat: argument for the defense.
Increased plasma fatty acid concentrations may be responsible for many of the metabolic abnormalities associated with abdominal obesity. Excessive visceral fat is associated with insulin resistance and other metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease. A study reported in this issue of the JCI evaluates the relative contribution of fatty acids released during lipolysis of visceral adipose tissue triglycerides to portal and systemic fatty acid flux in human subjects.
Klein
Samuel
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Center for Human Nutrition and Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D011168:Portal System / Q000378:metabolism
D005227:Fatty Acids; D007328:Insulin