Hey Guys!
I know last week a lot of people were perplexed and intrigued by the idea of "Metabolically Benign" Obesity from the article about obese young adults with and without insulin resistance. The following is a link to an article that attempts to explain the idea. I think does a good job of addressing the different concepts involved. I remembering discussing in class that the type of obesity that is most likely to contribute to disorders like MS is visceral. The article states that the affects of increased visceral fat (especially fat in the liver) have been correlated with increased insulin resistance in patients. Another interesting aspect of the article is that they discuss the influence of different body type phenotypes on the likelihood to develop diseases that are associated with obesity. Feel free to comment on the article or the idea of Metabolically Benign Obesity!
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/579018
I know last week a lot of people were perplexed and intrigued by the idea of "Metabolically Benign" Obesity from the article about obese young adults with and without insulin resistance. The following is a link to an article that attempts to explain the idea. I think does a good job of addressing the different concepts involved. I remembering discussing in class that the type of obesity that is most likely to contribute to disorders like MS is visceral. The article states that the affects of increased visceral fat (especially fat in the liver) have been correlated with increased insulin resistance in patients. Another interesting aspect of the article is that they discuss the influence of different body type phenotypes on the likelihood to develop diseases that are associated with obesity. Feel free to comment on the article or the idea of Metabolically Benign Obesity!
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/579018
I'm glad to see, among the good news of there being less amputations, they did not forget to mention that diabetes is actually on the rise. But could this rise just be from, like you pointed out, including people that would not have been included or considered diabetic back then?
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