Leg fat might be more protective than arm fat in relation to lipid profile

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 489-495

  Sanchez Lopez M ^a   Ortega, F B ^b,c   Moya Martinez P ^a   Lopez Martinez S ^d   Ortiz Galeano, I ^a   Gomez Marcos M A ^e,f   Sjostrom M ^b   Martinez Vizcaino V ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

^e Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca IBSAL   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity; Cardiovascular risk factors; Fat distribution

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARM FAT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT INSULIN RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG FAT; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879556064     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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