Ultrasound measurement of intraabdominal fat thickness as a predictor of insulin resistance and low HDL cholesterol in Asians

There has been a growing interest in regional body fat distribution rather than total body fat per se as a metabolic risk factor. Numerous studies have suggested that obesity-related metabolic abnormalities are usually linked to intraabdominal fat accumulation [1 –5]. In 1983, Tokunaga et al. [6] used computed tomography (CT) to classify abdominal fat into two types (i.e., visceral and subcutaneous fat). Compared with subcutaneous fat, visceral fat is associated more often with abnormal glucose tolerance or diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and insu lin resistance (IR) [7–9].
Source: Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Applied nutritional investigation Source Type: research