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.
Samuel Klein
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Control of Adipocyte Differentiation in Different Fat Depots; Implications for Pathophysiology or Therapy
X Ma, P Lee, DJ Chisholm, DE James |
Frontiers in Endocrinology | 2015 |