Obesity is associated with many adverse health effects, such as an increased
cardiometabolic risk. Despite higher adiposity for a given BMI, premenopausal women are at …

Abstract Purpose of Review As the ongoing epidemic of adult and childhood obesity grows,
it puts a greater burden on individuals and the healthcare system due to increased …

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of
a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

Women have more body fat than men, but in contrast to the deleterious metabolic
consequences of the central obesity typical of men, the pear-shaped body fat distribution of …

Energy metabolism in humans is tuned to distinct sex-specific functions that potentially
reflect the unique requirements in females for gestation and lactation, whereas male …

Adipose tissue is a highly heterogeneous endocrine organ. The heterogeneity among
different anatomical depots stems from their intrinsic differences in cellular and physiological …

Obesity, defined as excess fat mass, increases risks for multiple metabolic diseases, such as
type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and several types of cancer. Over and above fat …

Abstract Purpose of Review The obesity epidemic is on the rise, and while it is well known
that obesity is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk factors such as type 2 …

Context An upper body/visceral fat distribution in obesity is closely linked with metabolic
complications, whereas increased lower body fat is independently predictive of reduced …

Obesity, characterized by excessive adiposity, is a risk factor for many metabolic
pathologies, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Numerous studies have shown that …