{"title":"Metabolic heterogeneity of obesity: role of adipose tissue.","authors":"T McLaughlin","doi":"10.1038/ijosup.2012.3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity is not synonymous with insulin resistance. Why some but not all individuals develop insulin resistance with weight excess is not clear, but a number of plausible hypotheses with ample support now exist. This article reviews regional fat distribution, inflammation, lipotoxicity/ectopic fat and impaired adipogenesis as leading theories as to why excess body weight has the potential to promote insulin resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":14202,"journal":{"name":"International journal of obesity supplements","volume":"2 Suppl 1","pages":"S8-S10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1038/ijosup.2012.3","citationCount":"10","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International journal of obesity supplements","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/ijosup.2012.3","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Obesity is not synonymous with insulin resistance. Why some but not all individuals develop insulin resistance with weight excess is not clear, but a number of plausible hypotheses with ample support now exist. This article reviews regional fat distribution, inflammation, lipotoxicity/ectopic fat and impaired adipogenesis as leading theories as to why excess body weight has the potential to promote insulin resistance.