Differences in specific abdominal fat depots between metabolically healthy and unhealthy children with overweight/obesity: The role of cardiorespiratory fitness.

Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez María Medrano Arantxa Villanueva Rafael Cabeza Fernando Idoate Maddi Osés-RecaldeBeatriz Rodríguez-VigilNatalia Álvarez de EulateNerea Alberdi Aldasoro Francisco B Ortega Idoia Labayen Goñi

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2023)

VAT together with ASAT and psoas fat fraction, were lower in MHO than in MUO children. Further, we also observed that being fit, regardless of metabolic phenotype, has a protective role over the specific abdominal fat depots among children with overweight/obesity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
young adults
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
physical activity
body mass index
high fat diet induced