Gene–Environment Interactions on Body Fat Distribution

Body fat, body fat distribution and the respiratory system: a "fat neck" syndrome?

Effects of body fat distribution on regional lipolysis in obesity.

UNLABELLED To determine the contribution of the major body fat depots to systemic free fatty acid (FFA) availability, palmitate ([1-14C]-palmitate) release was measured from leg (lower body) and non-leg (upper body) fat in eight upper body obese (UB Ob), six lower body obese (LB Ob), and six nonobese (Non Ob) age-matched premenopausal women in the overnight postabsorptive state. Splanchnic palm...

Obesity, body fat distribution and breast cancer.

Abstract Strong epidemiological data exists implicating anthropometric risk factors in breast cancer aetiology. In premenopausal women the risk of breast cancer increases with increased height, yet decreases with increasing weight and BMI. Although the evidence is not strong, a counter-intuitive positive relationship between central adiposity and premenopausal breast cancer risk is emerging. In...

The Effect of Body Fat Distribution

Although the influence of obesity on pulmonary function tests has been examined, the role of body fat distribution has received limited attention. Pulmonary studies of patients severely affected by upper body obesity suggest they have more severely compromised lung volumes than obese patients with lower body obesity. We examined 42 healthy but normal or mildly obese men to determine if body fat...

Relationship between hyperuricemia and body fat distribution.

OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and body fat area, serum lipid level, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome in Japanese men. METHOD We studied 508 Japanese man industrial workers who underwent an annual medical examination and agreed to participate in the CT scanning examination. Body fat area was measured at the umbilical level. Metabolic syndrom...