visceral obesity

a form of obesity due to excessive deposition of fat in the abdominal viscera and omentum, rather than subcutaneously, associated with dyslipidemia (for example, increased plasma triglyceride, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol); perhaps due to accelerated lipolysis and mobilization of abdominal fatty acids by way of the portal vein; poses greater risk of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease than peripheral obesity does.

Synonym(s): abdominal obesity

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vis·cer·al o·be·si·ty

(vis'ĕr-ăl ō-bē'si-tē)

Overweight due to excessive deposition of fat in the abdominal viscera and omentum, rather than subcutaneously, associated with dyslipidemia; poses greater risk of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease than peripheral obesity does.

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Obesity-related adverse health consequences occur predominately in individuals with upper body fat accumulation, the detrimental distribution, commonly associated with visceral obesity.[3] Abdominal obesity is more common among South Asians than general adiposity in contrast to whites, who have only a slightly higher rate of abdominal adiposity, and blacks who actually have a lower rate of abdominal obesity than general obesity.[4] Abdominal obesity is seen with increased prevalence in South Asians even among those who have a body mass index (BMI) <25 kg/[m.sup.2].

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Maternal and Post-Weaning Exposure to a High Fat Diet Promotes Visceral Obesity and Hepatic Steatosis in Adult Rats.

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This means that, according to BMI, the obese patients were not necessarily those with visceral obesity. Figure 2 shows the patients with similar BMI but with visceral fat and subcutaneous fat.

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Obesity, especially visceral obesity, could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerosis, suggesting that obese patients with type 2 diabetes are at high risk for cardiovascular diseases [1].

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The purpose of this study was to explore whether NAFLD, another accurate indicator for visceral obesity and insulin resistance, could be used as a surrogate for MetS diagnosis in the normal WC population.

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Even at supposedly normal BMIs of 23 to 25, there can be hidden fatness observed, particularly in the abdomen (visceral obesity).

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The definition of visceral obesity was VFA exceeding 130 [cm.sup.2] [19].

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Participants with FTO risk allele (A) had significantly higher odds of being overweight/obese (OR: 0.19 (0.10-0.36), p < 0.001), central obesity (OR: 0.33 (0.15-0.71), p = 0.005), and visceral obesity (OR: 0.12 (0.06-0.23), p < 0.001) than individuals with the T allele only (Table 3).

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While certain amounts of WAT are required for survival and health, central or visceral obesity has been linked to the etiology of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer [2, 3].

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