Visceral and Ectopic Fat

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease

Hildo Lamb
Elsevier
422 pages
ISBN: 9780128221860
November 2022

While the health consequences and mechanisms by which visceral fat causes disease are well-studied, relatively less is known about ectopic fat, its patterns of deposition and its effects on the pathoetiology of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. This reference helps clinicians and academic researchers understand more thoroughly the underlying mechanisms and interrelation between fat depots and ectopic fat stores in relation to health and disease. It showcases some of the recent developments in adipose tissue biology, particularly on the impact of interventional strategies - bariatric surgery, liposuction, physical and dietary intervention.