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adiposity

Known as: adipositas 
The amount of fat or lipid deposit at a site or an organ in the body, an indicator of body fat status.
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Circulating acylated and total ghrelin and galanin in children with insulin‐treated type 1 diabetes: relationship to insulin therapy, metabolic control and pubertal development
Objective  To study the circulating levels of two gut‐derived peptides in children with type 1 (insulin‐dependent) diabetes… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Sport und Gesundheit bei Erwachsenen in Deutschland
ZusammenfassungRegelmäßige sportliche Betätigung kann sich positiv auf die Gesundheit auswirken und stellt deshalb einen… 
2004
2004
Aged-obese rats exhibit robust responses to a melanocortin agonist and antagonist despite leptin resistance
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Does overweight in infancy persist through the preschool years? An analysis of CDC Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System data
SummaryObjective:To determine whether overweight in infancy (0-11 months) and young childhood (12-35 months) persists through the… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Central pro-opiomelanocortin gene delivery results in hypophagia, reduced visceral adiposity, and improved insulin sensitivity in genetically obese Zucker rats.
Zucker (fa/fa) rats with defective leptin receptors are obese, hyperphagic, and hyperinsulinemic. For testing whether chronic… 
2003
2003
Langzeitergebnisse in der Knieendoprothetik
ZusammenfassungDie Knieendoprothetik hat in den letzten Jahren eine deutliche Steigerung der Implantationszahlen zu verzeichnen… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Insulin resistance in the HIV-lipodystrophy syndrome
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Abdominal adiposity and physical fitness are major determinants of the age associated decline in stimulated GH secretion in healthy adults.
Growth hormone (GH) secretion is reduced with age in normal subjects. Aging is furthermore associated with a decline in lean body… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Upper body and centralized adiposity in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites: relationship to body mass index and other behavioral and demographic variables.
Mexican Americans have a higher prevalence of NIDDM, more overall obesity and more centralized adiposity than non-Hispanic whites… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Comparison in man of total body electrical conductivity and lean body mass derived from body density: validation of a new body composition method.
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