The epidemic of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance is one of the main causes
of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In both disorders, tissues such as muscle, fat and liver …

Aging is associated with progressive changes in total and regional fat distribution that have
negative health consequences. Indeed, a preferential increase in abdominal fat, in particular …

Lipids as fuel for energy provision originate from different sources: albumin-bound long-
chain fatty acids (LCFA) in the blood plasma, circulating very-low-density lipoproteins …

Abstract 31P MRS offers a unique view of muscle metabolism in vivo, but correct
quantification is important. Inter‐study correlation of estimates of [Pi] and [phosphocreatine …

Obesity and its co-morbidities, including type II diabetes, insulin resistance and
cardiovascular diseases, have become one of the biggest health issues of present times …

Both stable isotope methodology and fluorescence microscopy were applied to define the
use of intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) stores as a substrate source during exercise on a …

Numerous studies have reported a strong correlation between intramuscular triacylglycerol
(IMTG) content and insulin resistance. However, the proposed relationship between IMTG …

Fat and carbohydrate are the principal substrates that fuel aerobic ATP synthesis in skeletal
muscle. Most endogenous fat is stored as triacylglycerol in subcutaneous and deep visceral …

The resting content and use of myocellular triacylglycerol (MCTG) during 90 min of
submaximal exercise [60% of peak oxygen uptake (V˙ o 2 peak)] were studied in 21 …

Fat can be stored not only in adipose tissue but also in other tissues such as skeletal
muscle. Fat droplets accumulated in skeletal muscle [intramyocellular lipids (IMCLs)] can be …