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Article: Abdominal fat increases FFA distribution to liver, especially in women.
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- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- June 17, 2004
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2004 JUN 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mayo Clinic researchers in Rochester, Minnesota, have determined that as abdominal fat increases, free fatty acid distribution to the liver increases, especially in women.
There is a close relationship between abdominal fat and metabolic disease. The theory is that excess visceral fat leads to increased free fatty acids (FFA) being released into the portal vein, thus exposing the liver to higher FFA concentrations. Increased liver exposure to FFAs, in turn, could effect production of triglycerides, such as very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), and have an impact on hepatic insulin resistance. It has been difficult, ...