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Max Lafontan1, Michel Berlan

  • 1Unité de Recherches sur les Obésités-Unité INSERM 586, Institut Louis Bugnard, Université Paul Sabatier, CHU Rangueil, 31403 Toulouse cedex 4, France. Max.Lafontan@toulouse.inserm.fr

Summary

Obesity risk varies by fat distribution. Peripheral obesity (pears) poses low metabolic risk, while upper-body obesity (apples) increases cardiovascular and metabolic complications due to visceral fat accumulation.

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