Racial differences in abdominal depot-specific adiposity in white and African American adults

There is increasing interest in understanding racial differences in adiposity in specific body depots as a way to explain differential health risks associated with obesity. Our aim was to examine the differences in abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) between...

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Published in:	The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 91; no. 1; p. 7
Main Authors:	Katzmarzyk, Peter T, Bray, George A, Greenway, Frank L, Johnson, William D, Newton, Jr, Robert L, Ravussin, Eric, Ryan, Donna H, Smith, Steven R, Bouchard, Claude
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2010
Subjects:	Abdominal Fat - anatomy & histology Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging Absorptiometry, Photon Adipose Tissue - anatomy & histology Adult Black or African American Black People - genetics Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology Female Humans Life Expectancy Life Style Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Racial Groups - genetics Sex Characteristics White People - genetics Young Adult
ISSN:	1938-3207, 1938-3207
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