Why the study?
What characterizes metabolically benign obesity in humans?
Population
Humans with obesity
Design
Other
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Identifies potential metabolically benign obesity; leaves open whether liver fat determines this phenotype more than visceral fat.
What characterizes metabolically benign obesity in humans?
Metabolically benign obesity exists in humans, and its phenotype may be more strongly determined by a lack of ectopic liver fat rather than visceral fat.
Norbert Stefan (2008) studied this question.
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