Relation between age of onset of obesity and size and number of adipose cells.

British medical journal ·Vol. 2 ·No. 5804 ·1972-04-01 ·Pages 25-7

Brook CG, Lloyd JK, Wolf OH

Abstract

The size and number of adipose cells in obese children and adults were compared with control data. An increase in adipose cell size was found in all the obese subjects. The total number of adipose cells was increased in those children who had become obese already by the age of 1 year and in those adults who dated their obesity to childhood.

MeSH Terms

Adipose Tissue/pathology,physiopathology Adolescent Adult Age Factors Biopsy Cell Count Child Child, Preschool Diet Female Humans Infant Male Obesity/pathology Prognosis Skinfold Thickness

Authors & Affiliations

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Brook C G

Lloyd J K

Wolf O H

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Article Info

Journal

British medical journal

Abbr.

Br Med J

ISSN

0007-1447

DOI

10.1136/bmj.2.5804.25

Published

1972-04-01

Pages

25-7

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372673

PMCID

PMC1789048

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5804.25 PMC Full Text

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