Key result
Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue distribution and their endocrine regulation are closely related to the metabolic profile and development of the metabolic syndrome.
Population
nonobese and obese individuals
Design
Review
Authors
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Adipose distribution assessment may refine metabolic syndrome risk stratification beyond BMI; extends observational links but leaves open causal targets for intervention.
This review discusses the assessment, metabolic profile, and endocrine regulation of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in relation to metabolic syndrome.
B L Wajchenberg (2000) conducted a review in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue distribution and their endocrine regulation are closely related to the metabolic profile and development of the metabolic syndrome.
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