Intra-Abdominal Fat

"Intra-Abdominal Fat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.

Descriptor ID	D050152
MeSH Number(s)	A10.165.114.830.500.500
Concept/Terms	Intra-Abdominal Fat Intra-Abdominal Fat Fats, Intra-Abdominal Intra Abdominal Fat Intra-Abdominal Fats Fat, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Intra Abdominal Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue Retroperitoneal Fat Retroperitoneal Fat Fat, Retroperitoneal Fats, Retroperitoneal Retroperitoneal Fats Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal Visceral Fat Visceral Fat Fat, Visceral Fats, Visceral Visceral Fats Abdominal Visceral Fat Abdominal Visceral Fats Fat, Abdominal Visceral Fats, Abdominal Visceral Visceral Adipose Tissue Adipose Tissue, Visceral

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Intra-Abdominal Fat".

Anatomy [A]
Tissues [A10]
Connective Tissue [A10.165]
Adipose Tissue [A10.165.114]
Adipose Tissue, White [A10.165.114.830]
Abdominal Fat [A10.165.114.830.500]
Intra-Abdominal Fat [A10.165.114.830.500.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	3	1	4
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	2	3
2018	1	2	3
2019	2	1	3
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	2	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2

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Wilkens LR, Castelfranco AM, Monroe KR, Kristal BS, Cheng I, Maskarinec G, Hullar MA, Lampe JW, Shepherd JA, Franke AA, Ernst T, Le Marchand L, Lim U. Prediction of future visceral adiposity and application to cancer research: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0306606.

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Lewis MY, Yonemori K, Ross A, Wilkens LR, Shepherd J, Cassel K, Stenger A, Rettenmeier C, Lim U, Boushey C, Le Marchand L. Effect of Intermittent vs. Continuous Energy Restriction on Visceral Fat: Protocol for The Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Study 2 (HDLS2). Nutrients. 2024 May 14; 16(10).

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Streicher SA, Lim U, Park SL, Li Y, Sheng X, Hom V, Xia L, Pooler L, Shepherd J, Loo LWM, Ernst T, Buchthal S, Franke AA, Tiirikainen M, Wilkens LR, Haiman CA, Stram DO, Cheng I, Le Marchand L. Genome-wide association study of abdominal MRI-measured visceral fat: The multiethnic cohort adiposity phenotype study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(1):e0279932.

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Maskarinec G, Shvetsov YB, Wong MC, Garber A, Monroe K, Ernst TM, Buchthal SD, Lim U, Le Marchand L, Heymsfield SB, Shepherd JA. Subcutaneous and visceral fat assessment by DXA and MRI in older adults and children. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 04; 30(4):920-930.

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Maskarinec G, Raquinio P, Kristal BS, Franke AA, Buchthal SD, Ernst TM, Monroe KR, Shepherd JA, Shvetsov YB, Le Marchand L, Lim U. Body Fat Distribution, Glucose Metabolism, and Diabetes Status Among Older Adults: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study. J Epidemiol. 2022 07 05; 32(7):314-322.

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Villegas-Valle RC, Lim U, Maskarinec G, Franke AA, Ernst T, Fan B, ?lvarez-Hern?ndez G, Candia-Plata MDC, D?az-Zavala RG, Wilkens LR, Monroe KR, Valencia ME, Le Marchand L, Shepherd JA. Metabolic syndrome screening using visceral adipose tissue (VAT) from opportunistic MRI locations in a multi-ethnic population. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2021 May-Jun; 15(3):227-234.

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Le Marchand L, Wilkens LR, Castelfranco AM, Monroe KR, Kristal BS, Cheng I, Maskarinec G, Hullar MA, Lampe JW, Shepherd JA, Franke A, Ernst T, Lim U. Circulating Biomarker Score for Visceral Fat and Risks of Incident Colorectal and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 05; 29(5):966-973.

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Maskarinec G, Ciba M, Ju D, Shepherd JA, Ernst T, Wu AH, Monroe KR, Lim U, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L. Association of Imaging-Based Body Fat Distribution and Mammographic Density in the Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 02; 29(2):352-358.

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Panizza CE, Lim U, Yonemori KM, Cassel KD, Wilkens LR, Harvie MN, Maskarinec G, Delp EJ, Lampe JW, Shepherd JA, Le Marchand L, Boushey CJ. Effects of Intermittent Energy Restriction Combined with a Mediterranean Diet on Reducing Visceral Adiposity: A Randomized Active Comparator Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2019 Jun 20; 11(6).

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Nalini M, Sharafkhah M, Poustchi H, Sepanlou SG, Pourshams A, Radmard AR, Khoshnia M, Gharavi A, Dawsey SM, Abnet CC, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Sotoudeh M, Nikmanesh A, Merat S, Etemadi A, Shakeri R, Malekzadeh R, Kamangar F. Comparing Anthropometric Indicators of Visceral and General Adiposity as Determinants of Overall and Cardiovascular Mortality. Arch Iran Med. 2019 06 01; 22(6):301-309.

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