Association of daily carbohydrate intake with intermuscular adipose tissue in Korean individuals with obesity: a cross-sectional study.

Ha-Neul Choi Young Seol Kim Jung-Eun Yim

Published in: Nutrition research and practice (2023)

Regardless of sex and age, higher carbohydrate intake was strongly correlated with greater IMAT accumulation. This suggests the need to better understand sex differences and high carbohydrate diet patterns in relation to the association between obesity and metabolic risk, which may help reduce obesity prevalence.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
weight loss
weight gain
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
physical activity
risk factors
high fat diet
body mass index
skeletal muscle