Intermuscular adipose tissue and thigh muscle area dynamics during an 18-month randomized weight loss trial

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 121; no. 2; pp. 518 - 527
• Main Authors: Yaskolka Meir, Anat, Shelef, Ilan, Schwarzfuchs, Dan, Gepner, Yftach, Tene, Lilac, Zelicha, Hila, Tsaban, Gal, Bilitzky, Avital, Komy, Oded, Cohen, Noa, Bril, Nitzan, Rein, Michal, Serfaty, Dana, Kenigsbuch, Shira, Chassidim, Yoash, Zeller, Lior, Ceglarek, Uta, Stumvoll, Michael, Blüher, Matthias, Thiery, Joachim, Stampfer, Meir J, Rudich, Assaf, Shai, Iris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Abdominal Fat - pathology; Abdominal Fat - physiopathology; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - pathology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Muscular system; Obesity - physiopathology; Obesity - therapy; Obesity, Abdominal - pathology; Obesity, Abdominal - physiopathology; Obesity, Abdominal - therapy; Organ Size; Physiology; Thigh - pathology; Thigh - physiopathology; Tissues; Weight control; Weight Loss; intermuscular adipose tissue; magnetic resonance imaging; muscle area; obesity; physical activity

It remains unclear whether intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) has any metabolic influence or whether it is merely a marker of abnormalities, as well as what are the effects of specific lifestyle strategies for weight loss on the dynamics of both IMAT and thigh muscle area (TMA). We followed the tra...