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Liposuction improves the quality of life for women with lipedema

Liposuction Benefits Women With Lipedema

Most wait years for diagnosis and have other health issues, often an underactive thyroid gland
In patients with type 2 diabetes

Higher Fat Mass May Up Risk for Major Adverse CV Events in T2DM

However, increasing lean body mass does not appear to have a protective effect
Low muscle mass is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk in the elderly

Low Muscle Mass in the Arms, Legs Tied to Mortality in Elderly

Muscle mass more predictive of mortality than visceral fat, total fat in older women
During the first year of university life

Male Students Affected More by Poor Diet in First Year of College

While poor diet, weight gain seen among both sexes, males show greater adverse changes
Persistently high fat mass during adolescence is associated with greater arterial stiffness

Obesity During Teen Years Tied to Stiffening of Arteries

This adverse effect is further aggravated by an unfavorable metabolic profile
Recurrent stone-forming patients have high visceral fat ratios compared to first-time stone-forming patients

Higher Visceral Fat Ratio Seen With Recurring Urolithiasis

No differences seen with other fat volume measures between recurring, first-time stones
Women who receive menopausal hormone therapy have reduced age-adjusted visceral adipose tissue

Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Reduced Abdominal Fat

No residual effect for past users, including early discontinuers of menopause hormone treatment
Increases in waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are associated with a greater excess risk of myocardial infarction in women than men

Increased Adiposity Measures Affect MI Risk More in Women

Increases in waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio tied to greater excess risk of MI in women than men
High body fat levels are associated with elevated risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with normal body mass index

Body Fat Linked to Breast Cancer Risk in Normal-BMI Women

High whole-body, trunk fat mass tied to higher risk of ER-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Hepatic fat accumulation may play a causal role in chronic liver disease

Hepatic Fat Accumulation May Have Causal Role in Liver Disease

Impact of genetic variants on liver damage proportional to effect on hepatic fat accumulation