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8964190

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Abdominal obesity has emerged as a strong and independent predictor for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Adiposity located centrally in the abdominal region, and particularly visceral as opposed to subcutaneous fat, is also distinctly associated with hyperlipidemia, compared with generalized distributions of body fat. These lipoprotein abnormalities are characterized by elevated very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, small dense LDL with elevated apolipoprotein B levels, and decreased high density lipoprotein2b (HDL2b) levels. This is the same pattern seen in both familial combined hyperlipidemia and NIDDM. The pronounced hyperinsulinemia of upper-body obesity supports the overproduction of VLDL and the increased LDL turnover. We have proposed that an increase in the size of the visceral fat depot is a precursor to the increased lipolysis and elevated free fatty acid (FFA) flux and metabolism and to subsequent overexposure of hepatic and extrahepatic tissues to FFA, which then, in part, promotes aberrations in insulin actions and dynamics. The resultant changes in glucose/insulin homeostasis, lipoprotein metabolism, and vascular events then lead to metabolic morbidities such as glucose intolerance, NIDDM, dyslipidemia, and increased risk for coronary heart disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0168-8227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30 Suppl
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Intra-abdominal fat: is it a major factor in developing diabetes and coronary artery disease?
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review