Obesity as a clinical and public health problem: Is there a need for a new definition based on lipotoxicity effects?

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1801, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-404

  Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^a   Virtue, Sam ^b   Vidal Puig, Antonio ^b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Expandability; Insulin resistance; Lipotoxicity; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID;

BODY COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDUAL VOLUME; REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 76049101204     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.12.011     Document Type: Review

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