Leptin and Adiponectin Concentrations Independently Predict Future Accumulation of Visceral Fat in Nondiabetic Japanese Americans.

CONCLUSIONS: In nondiabetic Japanese Americans, a higher concentration of leptin was associated with greater accumulation of IAF and a higher concentration of adiponectin with lesser accumulation of IAF over 5 years.
PMID: 33269547 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Obesity - December 2, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Song SO, Han SJ, Kahn SE, Leonetti DL, Fujimoto WY, Boyko EJ Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research