Subcutaneous Adipose Cell Size and Distribution: Relationship to Insulin Resistance and Body Fat

Metabolic heterogeneity among obese individuals may be attributable to differences in adipose cell size. We sought to clarify this by quantifying adipose cell size distribution, body fat, and insulin‐mediated glucose uptake in overweight to moderately‐obese individuals.

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