Open AccessA low visceral fat proportion, independent of total body fat mass, protects obese adolescent girls against fatty liver and glucose dysregulation: a longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Giuseppina Rosaria Umano,
Veronika Shabanova,
Bridget Pierpont,
Mariana Mata,
Jessica Nouws,
Domenico Tricò,
Alfonso Galderisi,
Nicola Santoro,
Sonia Caprio
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-018-0227-6
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , insulin resistance , intra abdominal fat , obesity , cohort , carbohydrate metabolism , insulin , visceral fat
The relative proportion of visceral fat (VAT) to subcutaneous fat (SAT) has been described as a major determinant of insulin resistance (IR). Our study sought to evaluate the effect of body fat distribution on glucose metabolism and intrahepatic fat content over time in a multiethnic cohort of obese adolescents.