Open AccessRacial differences in abdominal depot–specific adiposity in white and African American adults
Author(s) -
Peter T. Katzmarzyk,
George A. Bray,
Frank L. Greenway,
William D. Johnson,
Robert L. Newton,
Éric Ravussin,
Donna H. Ryan,
Steven R. Smith,
Claude Bouchard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28136
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , african american , obesity , adipose tissue , abdominal obesity , negroid , abdominal fat , gerontology , metabolic syndrome , epidemiology , ethnology , sociology , history
There is increasing interest in understanding racial differences in adiposity in specific body depots as a way to explain differential health risks associated with obesity.
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