Body fat distribution is an important metabolic and cardiovascular risk factor, because the
proportion of abdominal to gluteofemoral body fat correlates with obesity-associated …

Context: It has been suggested that the propensity to store fat in the gluteal-femoral region
may be cardioprotective. Objective: The primary aim of this study was to test whether the …

Metabolic and cardiovascular diseases are increasing worldwide due to the rise in the
obesity epidemic. The metabolic consequences of obesity vary by distribution of adipose …

In contrast to the accumulation of fat in the gluteo-femoral region, the accumulation of fat
around abdominal viscera and inside intraabdominal solid organs is strongly associated …

Obesity and associated metabolic co-morbidities are a worldwide public health problem.
Negative health outcomes associated with obesity, however, do not arise from excessive …

OBJECTIVE Gluteo-femoral, in contrast to abdominal, fat accumulation appears protective
against diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that …

Many studies have shown that fat distribution influences metabolism independently of the
effects of total body fat stores. The accumulation of fat in the abdominal area, particularly in …

The burden of obesity has increased globally over the last few decades and its association
with insulin resistance and related cardio-metabolic problems have adversely affected our …

Jean Vague from the University of Marseille was the first to foresee the importance of
regional adipose tissue distribution when he suggested that a “male” pattern of body fat …

The distribution of adipose tissue in the body has wide-ranging and reproducible
associations with health and disease. Accumulation of adipose tissue in the upper body …