title: What Can We Learn from Interventions That Change Fat Distribution?
abstract: Epidemiological studies have illustrated convincingly that fat distribution is associated with cardiometabolic risk. Fat deposition preferentially in the lower body, commonly seen in premenopausal women, is associated with lower risk, while central obesity in men and postmenopausal women is associated with higher risk. Studies of the physiology and the tissue and cellular characteristics of different adipose tissue depots, visceral and abdominal, gluteal, and femoral subcutaneous, corroborate this idea. In this report, we chose to focus on interventions-surgical, hormonal, lifestyle, and pharmacological-that directly or indirectly affect fat distribution, seeking further evidence for its pathophysiological significance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Asadang building, 8th floor, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pornpoj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pramyothin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Evans Biomedical Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 650 Albany St, Rm 810, Boston, MA, 02118, USA. kkaraste@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Kalypso
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karastergiou
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D001823:Body Composition; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Fat distribution; Femoral adipose tissue; Gluteal adipose tissue; Visceral adipose tissue