Methods NEFA uptake in AT depots was measured with [F-18]-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (F-18-FTHA) and positron emission tomography (PET) in 18 obese participants with the metabolic syndrome before and after a 6 week VLCD. Whole body fat oxidation was measured using indirect calorimetry and [U-C-13]palmitate. Sixteen non-obese participants were controls.

Enhanced fatty acid uptake in visceral adipose tissue is not reversed by weight loss in obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome

Iozzo Patricia;
2015

Abstract

Methods NEFA uptake in AT depots was measured with [F-18]-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (F-18-FTHA) and positron emission tomography (PET) in 18 obese participants with the metabolic syndrome before and after a 6 week VLCD. Whole body fat oxidation was measured using indirect calorimetry and [U-C-13]palmitate. Sixteen non-obese participants were controls.
2015
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica - IFC
[U-C-13]-palmitate
[F-18]-Fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid
Indirect calorimetry
NEFA
Obesity
Positron emission tomography
Subcutaneous adipose tissue
Very low calorie diet
Visceral adipose tissue
Weight loss
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