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To compare (a) the expression of FAT/CD36 in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue depots in lean, overweight, and obese individuals and in type 2 diabetics, (b) ...

LBSQ fat (kg) 13.2 ± 6.4 * 14.0 ± 7.2 Visceral fat (kg) 2.4 ± 1.7 1.9 ± 1.2 Abdominal fat cell size (µg lipid/cell) 0.56 ± 0.23 0.71 ± 0.15 Femoral fat cell size (µg lipid/cell) 0.66 ± 0. ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Using samples of adipose tissue from both visceral fat and subcutaneous fat from 18 people who underwent gastric bypass surgery, researchers found that subcutaneous fat has an intrinsic circadian ...

Viral load increased far more in this fat cell type than in subcutaneous adipocytes due mainly to ... “And in fact our model suggests that the more visceral adipose tissue there is in ...

A new study published in the journal Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine found that excess fat around the abdomen is linked ...

Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

Image Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki / Shutterstock.com. Visceral fat’s role. Healthy visceral fat is white adipose tissue that is stored in the abdominal cavity.

Women with higher levels of visceral adipose tissue are more likely to develop preeclampsia than those with less fat, according to findings from a Mendelian randomization published in The Journal ...

Objective: We assessed the direct (VLDL-triglycerides [VLDL-TG] independent) storage of circulating free fatty acids (FFAs) in visceral and subcutaneous fat in postabsorptive women. Conclusions ...