Findings from epidemiological studies over the past 30 years have shown that visceral
adipose tissue, accurately measured by CT or MRI, is an independent risk marker of …

Body composition differs between men and women. Men have more lean mass, and women
have more fat mass than men. Men are more likely to accumulate adipose tissue around the …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

The prevalence of obesity in the United States and the world has risen to
epidemic/pandemic proportions. This increase has occurred despite great efforts by …

Ectopic fat depots may mediate local and systemic disease. Animal models of diet-induced
obesity demonstrate increased fat accumulation in the renal sinus. The association of renal …

Obesity is increasing at unprecedented levels globally, and the overall impact of obesity on
the various organ systems of the body is only beginning to be fully appreciated. Because of …

Objective To investigate the relationship of the neck circumference (NC) with the metabolic
syndrome (M et S) and insulin resistance (IR) in a large Brazilian population‐based sample …

This paper evaluates neck circumference as a metabolic risk marker. Overweight/obese,
nondiabetic Hispanics, 40–65 years old, who are free of major cardiovascular diseases …

The average of overweight individual can have differential fat depots in target organs or
specific compartments of the body. This ectopic fat distribution may be more of a predictive …

To tackle the burden of obesity-induced cardiometabolic disease, the scientific community
relies on accurate and reproducible adiposity measurements in the clinic. These …