Adipose tissue depots can exist in close association with other organs, where they assume
diverse, often non-traditional functions. In stem cell-rich skin, bone marrow, and mammary …

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 …

BACKGROUND Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake, ie eating and
energy expenditure (EE). Severe obesity is more prevalent in women than men worldwide …

The objective of this review was to compare and contrast the physiological and metabolic
profiles of rodent white adipose fat pads with white adipose fat depots in humans. Human fat …

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 …

Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …

Leptin is a hormone discovered almost 30 years ago with important implications in
metabolism. It is primarily produced by white adipose tissue (WAT) in proportion to the …

Background: Men and women differ substantially in regard to degrees of insulin resistance,
body composition, and energy balance. Adipose tissue distribution, in particular the …

The purpose of this study was to examine sex and race differences in the relationship
between anthropometric measurements and adiposity in white and African‐American (AA) …

Purpose of the review We aim to review the methods, current research evidence, and future
directions in body composition analysis (BCA) with CT imaging. Recent findings CT images …