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Sex differences in intraorgan fat levels and hepatic lipid metabolism: implications for cardiovascular health and remission of type 2 diabetes after dietary weight loss.

Aaron JesuthasanSviatlana ZhyzhneuskayaCarl PetersAlison C BarnesKieren G HollingsworthNaveed SattarMichael Ernest John LeanRoy TaylorAhmad H Al-Mrabeh
Published in: Diabetologia (2021)
In type 2 diabetes, women have liver and pancreas fat levels as high as those of men, associated with raised hepatic VLDL1-TG production rates. Dynamics of triacylglycerol turnover differ between sexes in type 2 diabetes and following weight loss. These changes may contribute to the disproportionately raised cardiovascular risk of women with diabetes.
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