Taking a closer look at metabolically healthy obesity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 14 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41574-021-00619-6Whether or not there is a form of healthy obesity remains controversial. Contemporary imaging techniques might help answer this question. It is proposed that low levels of visceral adipose tissue and ectopic adipose tissue combined with a preferential accumulation of gluteal and femoral adipose tissue might define a ‘super healthy obesity’ phenotype.
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