Visceral Fat Reduction More Beneficial than Subcutaneous Fat Reduction - 03/2005

Greater beneficial effects of visceral fat reduction compared with subcutaneous fat reduction on parameters of the metabolic syndrome: a study of weight reduction programmes in subjects with visceral and subcutaneous obesity.

The impact of weight reduction programmes on metabolic syndrome parameters varies with the pattern of abdominal fat distribution. After completion of a 12-week weight reduction programme by subjects with visceral (n = 38) or subcutaneous (n = 47) obesity, improvements in fasting plasma glucose, insulinaemia, and insulin sensitivity (HOMA score) were higher in the visceral obesity group than in the subcutaneous obesity group, although reductions in body weight and BMI were greater in the subcutaneous obesity group. The reduction of visceral adipose tissue was also associated with a reduction in plasma triglycerides.

Themes : Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity

Author(s) :
Park HS, Lee K

Reference :
Diabet Med 2005;22:266-72

Pubmed reference :
PMID: 15717873