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How our fat expands affects our health (Ina Maltais-Payette)
15 December 2022
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Association between visceral adipocyte hypertrophy and circulating amino acids
When we consume more energy than we expend, the body will accumulate this surplus in the form of fat. In our body, we can accumulate fat in two ways; either we create new fat cells (a phenomenon called hyperplasia), or we increase the size of existing cells (hypertrophy). In our study, we observed that people who tend to hypertrophy have a poorer health profile. Indeed, they have higher blood lipid levels and lower insulin sensitivity than people who are mostly hyperplastic. Hypertrophic people also have a less healthy liver, as it contains more fat, inflammation and scar tissue.
Congress : 15th Congress International Society of Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomics (ISNN)Date of congress : 11/19/2022Congress location : Monterrey, MexiqueAuthor: Ina Maltais-Payette
