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Title
Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue: a protective fat depot?
Authors
Porter, Stacy A; Massaro, Joseph M; Hoffmann, Udo; Vasan, Ramachandran S; O'Donnel, Christopher J; Fox, Caroline S
Abstract
Obesity is associated with increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk. The ectopic fat hypothesis suggests that subcutaneous fat may be protective, but this theory has yet to be fully explored.