Taking a closer look at metabolically healthy obesity COMMENT

被引:9
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作者
Despres, Jean-Pierre [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] CIUSSS Capitale Natl, VITAM Ctr Rech Sante Durable, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
[2] Univ Laval, Fac Med, Dept Kinesiol, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
[3] Univ Laval, Ctr Rech, Inst Univ Cardiol & Pneumol Quebec, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
基金
加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
BODY-MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE;
D O I
10.1038/s41574-021-00619-6
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Whether or not there is a form of healthy obesity remains controversial. Contemporary imaging techniques might help answer this question. It is proposed that low levels of visceral adipose tissue and ectopic adipose tissue combined with a preferential accumulation of gluteal and femoral adipose tissue might define a 'super healthy obesity' phenotype.
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