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  • Epidemiology (sunnyvale) 2015, Vol 5(1): E118
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-1165.1000e118

Visceral Fat and Association with Metabolic Risk Factors

Leonardo S. Roever-Borges* and Resende ES
Department of Clinical Research, Federal University of Uberlândia, San Paulo, Brazil
*Corresponding Author : Leonardo S. Roever-Borges, MHS Av. Pará, 1720 - Bairro Umuarama, Uberlândia - MG - CEP 38400-902, Brazil, Tel: +553488039878, Email: leonardoroever@hotmail.com

Received Date: Feb 13, 2015 / Accepted Date: Feb 16, 2015 / Published Date: Feb 20, 2015

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Globally, more than one billion adults are overweight (BMI≥25 kg/m2). At least 300 million are obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2). Visceral fat (VF) is a risk factor for multiple CVD risk factors, including endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome (MetS), liver insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, increased predisposition to cancers of the colon, breast and prostate, and it is associated with prolonged hospital stays,increased incidence of infections and non-infectious complications, and increased mortality in hospital. Age, gender, genetics, and ethnicity are factors contributing to variation in visceral adipose tissue accumulation. Specific mechanisms responsible for proportionally increased visceral fat storage may involve sex hormones, local cortisol production in abdominal adipose tissues, dietary fructose endocannabinoids and growth hormone.

Citation: Roever-Borges LS, Resende ES (2015) Visceral Fat and Association with Metabolic Risk Factors. Epidemiology(sunnyvale) 5:e118. Doi: 10.4172/2161-1165.1000e118

Copyright: © 2015 Roever. L et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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