Adipose tissue and sustainable development: a connection that needs protection

• Main Authors: Angelo eTremblay (Author), Éliane ePicard-Deland (Author), Shirin ePanahi (Author), André eMarette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is generally considered as an excess body fat that increases the risk to develop ergonomic, metabolic and psychosocial problems. As suggested in this paper, body fat gain is also a protective adaptation that prevents body lipotoxicity, contributes to the secretion of molecules involved in me...