Fasting serum free glycerol concentration is a potential surrogate marker of visceral obesity and insulin sensitivity in middle-aged Japanese men
Triglyceride (TG) is a tri-ester composed of a glycerol and three fatty acids. Degradation of TG in adipose tissue is increased in the fasting state, but inhibited in the postprandial state. Although insulin suppresses adipose TG degradation, patients with insulin resistance have high concentrations of insulin and free glycerol (FG) in the fasting state.
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - Category: Lipidology Authors: Satoshi Hirayama, Atsushi Hori, Miwa Isshiki, Akiko Hirayama, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Yoshifumi Tamura, Hideyoshi Kaga, Hirotaka Watada, Ryuzo Kawamori, Takashi Miida Tags: Original Research Source Type: research