Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Absence of Obesity: The Jackson Heart Study.

Morgana Mongraw-ChaffinSantiago SaldanaMercedes R CarnethonHaiying ChenValery EffoeSherita Hill GoldenJoshua JosephRita R KalyaniAlain G Bertoni

Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2022)

Visceral fat is strongly associated with developing MetS, even in normal weight individuals, suggesting that excess visceral fat plays a role in cardiometabolic risk beyond that of overall adiposity and obesity in African Americans.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle
weight gain
weight loss
glycemic control
body mass index
uric acid
heart failure
fatty acid
physical activity
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors