Waist to hip ratio and trunk to extremity fat (DXA) are better surrogates for IMCL and for visceral fat respectively than for subcutaneous fat in adolescent girls

Waist to hip ratio and trunk to extremity fat (DXA) are better surrogates for IMCL and for visceral fat respectively than for subcutaneous fat in adolescent girls

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) are associated with increased metabolic risk. Clinical and DXA body composition measures that are associated with VAT are generally even more strongly associa...

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Main Authors: Russell Melissa, Bredella Miriam, Savgan-Gurol Eray, Mendes Nara, Klibanski Anne, Misra Madhusmita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/7/1/86

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