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Vitola BE, Deivanayagam S, Stein RI, Mohammed BS, Magkos F, Kirk EP, Klein S. Weight loss reduces liver fat and improves hepatic and skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity in obese adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). September 2009;17(9):1744-1748.

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Publication Date
September 2009

How Analyze was Used
“Eight 10-mm-thick axial images were obtained beginning at the L₄-L₅ interspace and analyzed for subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat content by using Analyze 6.0 software …; the volume of fat was calculated for each slice and the values were added.”

Keywords
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Behavior Therapy
Blood Glucose/metabolism
Energy Intake
Exercise
Female
Glucose Clamp Technique
Glucose Tolerance Test
Humans
Insulin/metabolism
Insulin Resistance
Kinetics
Liver/metabolism/physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism/physiopathology
Obesity/metabolism/physiopathology/therapy
Risk Reduction Behavior
Treatment Outcome
Triglycerides/metabolism
Weight Loss

Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science and Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University, School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, US. (BEV, SD, RIS, BSM, EPK, SK)

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Washington University, School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, US. (BEV, SD)

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. (FM)

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Tags: Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Behavior Therapy, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Energy Intake, Exercise, Female, Glucose Clamp Technique, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Insulin/metabolism, Kinetics, Liver/metabolism/physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Male, Obesity/metabolism/physiopathology/therapy, Risk Reduction Behavior, Skeletal Muscle/metabolism/physiopathology, Treatment Outcome, Triglycerides/metabolism, Weight Loss