"Body Fat Distribution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Deposits of ADIPOSE TISSUE throughout the body. The pattern of fat deposits in the body regions is an indicator of health status. Excess ABDOMINAL FAT increases health risks more than excess fat around the hips or thighs, therefore, WAIST-HIP RATIO is often used to determine health risks.
| Descriptor ID |
D050218
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.062 G02.111.130.134 G03.180.134 G07.100.049.134
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Fat Distribution- Body Fat Distribution
- Distribution, Body Fat
- Fat Distribution, Body
- Body Fat Patterning
- Fat Patterning, Body
- Patterning, Body Fat
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Fat Distribution" by people in Profiles.
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Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(8):e1003681.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and body fat distribution in reproductive aged women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2013 Mar; 67(3):289-94.
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Automated unsupervised multi-parametric classification of adipose tissue depots in skeletal muscle. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2013 Apr; 37(4):917-27.
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The effects of multisystemic therapy on family support for weight loss among obese African-American adolescents: findings from a randomized controlled trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010 Jul-Aug; 31(6):461-8.
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Intracellular lipid accumulation in liver and muscle and the insulin resistance syndrome. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2008 Dec; 37(4):841-56.
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Predictors of acquired lipodystrophy in juvenile-onset dermatomyositis and a gradient of severity. Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Mar; 87(2):70-86.
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Ablation of PGC-1beta results in defective mitochondrial activity, thermogenesis, hepatic function, and cardiac performance. PLoS Biol. 2006 Nov; 4(11):e369.
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Adiponectin multimeric complexes and the metabolic syndrome trait cluster. Diabetes. 2006 Jan; 55(1):249-59.