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This article explores the contrasting relationship between lower-body fat accumulation and the phenomenon of metabolically healthy obesity. It highlights how distinct characteristics of upper-body and lower-body adipose tissue influence overall metabolic health. By analyzing the biological mechanisms underlying the distribution of adipose tissues, the authors, Karpe and Pinnick, offer insights into how these fat deposits relate to whole-body phenotypes and their implications for public health and obesity treatments.
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Figure 1 Opposing association between lower-body fat accumulation and metabolically healthy obesity Karpe, F. & Pinnick, K. E. (2014) Biology of upper-body and lower-body adipose tissue—link to whole-body phenotypes Nat. Rev. Endocrinol. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2014.185