SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Pathophysiology of human visceral obesity: an update.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- This update describes the biology of human visceral obesity, its cardiometabolic associations, and possible management approaches.
- Who / model studied
- The abstract discusses human visceral obesity but does not identify a defined study cohort or sample.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- What the study found
- It links visceral obesity with altered lipids, inflammation, insulin resistance, liver VLDL production, and other metabolic changes. It also states that weight loss generally mobilizes visceral fat preferentially.
- Limitations & context
- This is an update describing possible mechanisms and therapies; the supplied abstract does not present a defined intervention comparator.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00033.2011