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Metabolic adaptation

The metabolic syndrome should be redefined as a fat storage condition to better align with its etiology.

Practitioners should consider the implications of redefining metabolic syndrome for treatment strategies.

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We propose that the metabolic syndrome be changed to fat storage condition to more clearly align with its etiology.
Richard J. Johnson et al. · Obesity · 2013

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The claim is based on comparative physiology evidence presented in the abstract.

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Redefining metabolic syndrome as a fat storage condition based on studies of comparative physiology

Richard J. Johnson et al. · Obesity · 2013

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