Journal article
Ectopic fat in youth: The contribution of hepatic and pancreatic fat to metabolic disturbances
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationships between parameters of glucose and insulin metabolism and visceral and abdominal ectopic fat in youth.
METHODS: A cross sectional study of 50 children (24 females), 8-18 years old. Anthropometrics, body composition, blood-work and visceral and ectopic fat by magnetic resonance imaging were assessed. Insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity and beta cell function were calculated from an oral glucose tolerance …
Authors
Cohen M; Syme C; Deforest M; Wells G; Detzler G; Cheng H; McCrindle B; Hanley A; Hamilton J
Journal
Obesity, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1280–1286
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2014
DOI
10.1002/oby.20674
ISSN
1930-7381