Asian women have greater abdominal and visceral adiposity than Caucasian women with similar body mass index
Nutrition and Diabetes2011Vol. 1(5), pp. e6–e6
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Unhee Lim, Thomas Ernst, Steven D. Buchthal, M Latch, Cheryl L. Albright, Lynne R. Wilkens, Laurence N. Kolonel, Suzanne P. Murphy, Linda Chang, Rachel Novotny, Loı̈c Le Marchand
Abstract
Our findings build on limited past evidence, suggesting that Asian women carry greater abdominal and visceral fat when compared with Caucasian women with similar overall adiposity. This may contribute to their elevated metabolic risk for obesity-related diseases.
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