Neck adipose tissue accumulation is associated with higher overall and central adiposity, a higher cardiometabolic risk, and a pro-inflammatory profile in young adults.
Maria Jose Arias-TellezFrancisco M AcostaYolanda Garcia-RiveroJose Miguel Pascual-GamarraElisa Merchan-RamirezBorja Martinez-TellezAnaliza M SilvaJulio Almansa LopezJosé Manuel Llamas-ElviraJonathan R RuizPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
NAT volume and its distribution among different tissue compartments is associated with the CMR and inflammatory profile of young healthy adults. Total NAT volume appears to be as valuable as VAT mass in terms of predicting CMR and inflammatory status.