Is adiposopathy (sick fat) an endocrine disease?

Autor: Harold Bays, J. M. Gonzalez-Campoy, Robert R. Henry, H. W. Rodbard, A. B. Schorr, Donald A. Bergman, Abbas E. Kitabchi
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: International Journal of Clinical Practice. 62:1474-1483
ISSN: 1368-5031
Popis: Objective To review current consensus and controversy regarding whether obesity is a ‘disease’, examine the pathogenic potential of adipose tissue to promote metabolic disease and explore the merits of ‘adiposopathy’ and ‘sick fat’ as scientifically and clinically useful terms in defining when excessive body fat may represent a ‘disease’.
Databáze: OpenAIRE