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ABDOMINAL VISCERAL OBESITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE PRESENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM

  • Михаил Михайлович Галагудза Almazov National Medical Research Centre 197341, St. Petersburg
  • Юрий Юрьевич Борщев Almazov National Medical Research Centre 197341, St. Petersburg
  • Сергей Витальевич Иванов St. Petersburg State Medical University named after I.P. Pavlov 197022, St. Petersburg
Keywords:
абдоминальное ожирение метаболический синдром висцеральная жировая ткань индекс массы тела окружность талии abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome visceral adipose tissue body mass index waist circumference

Abstract

The review article represents relevant information on abdominal obesity and its role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The pathophysiological relationships of abdominal obesity with various components of the metabolic syndrome are described. Anatomical and physiological characteristics of adipose tissue, metabolic aspects of biologically active substances of visceral adipose tissue are described. Abdominal obesity assessment methods are reviewed.

Author Biographies

Михаил Михайлович Галагудза, Almazov National Medical Research Centre 197341, St. Petersburg
Akkuratova str., 2.
Юрий Юрьевич Борщев, Almazov National Medical Research Centre 197341, St. Petersburg
Akkuratova str., 2.
Сергей Витальевич Иванов, St. Petersburg State Medical University named after I.P. Pavlov 197022, St. Petersburg
L’va Tolstogo str., 6-8.; PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry
How to Cite
ABDOMINAL VISCERAL OBESITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE PRESENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM. (2021). University Therapeutic Journal, 2(1), 30-36. https://utjournal.ru/article/view/2485
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020)
Section
Статьи
Published
2021-01-12

How to Cite

ABDOMINAL VISCERAL OBESITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE PRESENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM. (2021). University Therapeutic Journal, 2(1), 30-36. https://utjournal.ru/article/view/2485