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In histology, adipose tissue or body fat or just fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Adipose tissue is derived from lipoblasts. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Obesity or being overweight in humans and most animals does not depend on body weight but on the amount of body fat—to be specific, adipose tissue. Two types of adipose tissue exist white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). Adipose tissue also serves as an important endocrine organ [1] by producing hormones such as leptin, resistin, and the cytokine TNFa. The formation of adipose tissue appears to be controlled by the adipose gene. Adipose tissue was first identified by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1551. [2]In humans, adipose tissue is located beneath the skin (subcutaneous fat), around internal organs (visceral fat), and in the bone marrow (yellow bone marrow). Adipose tissue is found in specific locations, which are referred to as 'adipose depots.' Adipose tissue contains several cell types, with the highest percentage of cells being adipocytes, which contain fat droplets. Other cell types include fibroblasts, macrophages, and endothelial cells. Adipose tissue contains many small blood vessels. In the integumentary system, which includes the skin, it accumulates in the deepest level, the subcutaneous layer, providing insulation from heat and cold. Around organs, it provides protective padding. However, its main function is to be a reserve of lipids, which can be burned to meet the energy needs of the body. Adipose depots in different parts of the body have different biochemical profiles. In mice, there are eight major adipose depots, four of which are within the abdominal cavity The paired gonadal depots are attached to the uterus and ovaries in females and the epididymis and testes in males; the paired retroperitoneal depots are found along the dorsal wall of the abdomen, surrounding the kidney, and, when massive, extend into the pelvis. The mesenteric depot forms a glue-like web that supports the intestines, and the omental depot, which originates near the stomach and spleen, and, when massive, extends into the ventral abdomen. Both the mesenteric and omental depots incorporate much lymphoid tissue as lymph nodes and milky spots, respectively. The two superficial depots are the paired inguinal depots, which are found anterior to the upper segment of the hind limbs (underneath the skin) and the subscapular depots, paired medial mixtures of brown adipose tissue adjacent to regions of white adipose tissue, which are found under the skin between the dorsal crests of the scapulae. The layer of brown adipose tissue in this depot is often covered by a “frosting” of white adipose tissue; sometimes these two types of fat (brown and white) are hard to distinguish. The inguinal depots enclose the inguinal group of lymph nodes. Minor depots include the pericardial, which surrounds the heart, and the paired popliteal depots, between the major muscles behind the knees, each containing one large lymph node[3]. Of all the depots in the mouse, the gonadal depots are the largest and the most easily dissected[4], comprising about 30% of dissectible fat[5]. In a severely obese person, excess adipose tissue hanging downward from the abdomen is referred to as a panniculus (or pannus). A panniculus complicates surgery of the morbidly obese. The panniculus may remain as a literal "apron of skin" if a severely obese person quickly loses large amounts of fat (a common result of gastric bypass surgery). This condition cannot be effectively corrected through diet and exercise alone, as the panniculus consists of adipocytes and other supporting cell types shrunken to their minimum volume and diameter. Reconstructive surgery is one method of treatment.
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1. Losing Weight Demystified
November 20, 2009
In the medical and physical fitness perspective, weight loss is a reduction of the body total mass. It is for the reason of losing fluids, body fats or adipose tissue and/or lean mass. It is the result due to underlying disease or may be through conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived obesity and overweight.
The habitual decisions of an individual to a dietary habit may result to in choosing the foods to eaten. Each individual dietary choice may be more or less healthful. Still proper nutrition requires the proper ingestion and equally important. Dietary habits and choices wi... (read more)
Author: Clifford MacHanter
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2. The Hidden Dangers of Belly Fat!
November 12, 2009
The hidden dangers of Belly Fat!
Belly fat is without a doubt the number one trouble spot for men and women alike. More women moan about having a wobbly tummy and more men try to get a perfect six pack; concentrating efforts on this region more than any other body part.
What most people don’t realize is that belly fat is made up of two different kinds of body fat:
oSubcutaneous fat: fatty or adipose tissue lying directly underneath the skin. oVisceral fat: found behind the abdominal wall and around the internal organs.
Fat surrounding the internal organs is there to prot... (read more)
Author: Elizabeth Hughes
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3. How To Use and Buy Formoline L112 Fat Blocker?
November 10, 2009
Formoline Fat Blocker Review Formoline is 100% Herbal Fat blocking agent With white kidney beans as its main component.How Formoline Will Work For You?Our bodies are designed to treat calories in two different ways. Either your body burns that energy in day-to-day functiona and physical exercise, or it becomes fat cells that are assimilated into your body. Formoline L112 aids keep the additional calories and adipose tissue from being absorbed by the body. Its specialized formula Negates the digestive enzyme alpha amylase before it can vary starch into glucose, thereby bringing down the number... (read more)
Author: Lura Haskarp
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4. Leptin and weight control
October 19, 2009
Leptin is a protein made by our body's fat cells. It appears that the level of leptin circulating in our bloodstream is directly proportional to the total amount of body fat, or adipose tissue, we possess. Women, who have a higher percentage of body fat than men, have higher leptin concentrations. Leptin acts in the hypothalamus, a part of our brain that is responsible for coordinating many body functions, including appetite and satiety. Leptin may suppress appetite, resulting in decreased food intake and weight loss. Researchers of Columbia University experimented with six obese subjects... (read more)
Author: sunny yuan
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5. Have You Read About The Brown Fat Cells And Omega 3
October 19, 2009
Brown adipose tissue or brown fat, is a type of fat or adipose tissue found in mammals. It is especially found in great quantities in in hibernating animals and newborns. It’s main function is to generate body heat in animals or newborns that do not shiver. The brown fat cells and Omega 3 may help solve this problem.
In contrast to white fat cells which contain a single lipid droplet, brown fat cells contain several small droplets. Brown fat cells contain iron, which gives them the brown colour. Brown fat also has more capillaries than white fat, as it has a greater need for oxygen than ... (read more)
Author: Gordon Hall
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6. Six Pack Abs - It's No Secret The Opposite Sex is Attracted to Six Pack Abs
October 19, 2009
Far too many individuals store too much adipose tissue, or in laymans terms body fat to achieve six pack abs in any manageable time frame. This is why that toned, tight body is so sought after You'll usually see it on the cover of a magazine So, you may not be able to visualize being able to actually get six pack abs. It doesn't matter what your level of fitness is right now, it's possible. I'm not saying it's simple, but set aside some time, get focused and get motivated and you'll follow through.Now, elbow grease I can't provide for you, that's all on you. I can, however serve up the 3 defin... (read more)
Author: Chris Sanford
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7. Obesity: Common Causes & Alternatives
October 16, 2009
Obesity is one of the most common health problems in the Western world and amongst the higher income groups in India and other developing countries. It may be described as a bodily condition characterized by excessive deposition of fat in the adipose tissue. Obesity usually results from the intake of foods in excess of physiological needs. Obesity can be found more in persons with a sedentary lifestyle who consume food more than the normal daily requirement. It can occur in both men and women at any age. In women, obesity is likely to occur at menopause and after pregnancy. A women usually ga... (read more)
Author: Anup Singh
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8. How to lose weight and inches from your arms, thighs and stomach without surgery or drugs
October 04, 2009
Extra fat on your body is just stored up energy called adipose tissue. It cushions and insulates the body, and it’s found beneath the skin and surrounding organs. When you have too much adipose tissue on your body, it contributes to serious health complications like heart disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and stroke. It also contributes to poor body image and for this reason people are desperately trying to find ways to lose fat from different parts of the body, mainly the arms, thighs and stomach. Here are a few of my helpful tips to help you lose that excess body fat without ... (read more)
Author: Bonnie MeChelle
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9. Acai Berry Blast Pills - Boost Your Energy & Lose Weight
October 01, 2009
Weight loss means reducing your total body mass. This can be due to loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue. It can happen unintentionally due to a disease or there can be a conscious effort to improve an obese state. Intentional loss in weight means the loss of overall mass. This may be to improve health, fitness, as well as appearance; Acai Berry Blast Pills is your solution.
This means that an individual happens to be going through a time when there is an energy balance that is negative. It means that the body is using more energy than it takes in, from food or any other nutritional ... (read more)
Author: Peter Skotnicky
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10. Obesity: Common Causes & Alternatives
September 17, 2009
Obesity is one of the most common health problems in the Western world and amongst the higher income groups in India and other developing countries. It may be described as a bodily condition characterized by excessive deposition of fat in the adipose tissue. Obesity usually results from the intake of foods in excess of physiological needs. Obesity can be found more in persons with a sedentary lifestyle who consume food more than the normal daily requirement. It can occur in both men and women at any age. In women, obesity is likely to occur at menopause and after pregnancy. A women usually ga... (read more)
Author: Sonu dhankhar
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11. Lose 6 to 26 Inches In only 1 Hour At Home! Must Read!!
July 31, 2009
Lose 6 To 26 Inches In only 1 Hour With The Wonderful Body Wrap recipes you can do at home! The Body Wrap Recipe THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS. WHAT IS THE BODY WRAP? THE BODY WRAP IS A NEW APPROACH TO AN OLD PROBLEM. REDUCING WEIGHT CONTROL,EXERCISE,AND CELLULITE CONTROL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE BODY WRAP IS AN ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT THAT WORKS ON SLIMMING THE ADIPOSE TISSUE OF FAT CALLED CELLULITE THAT IS FOUND DIRECTLY BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN. THE INCH LOSS IS NOT A TEMPORY WATER LOSS SUCH AS YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE AFTER A STEAM BATH. CELLULITE IS THOSE LUMPS, BUMPS,AND BU... (read more)
Author: Linda Spearman
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12. Effectiveness Of Fat Replacers
July 01, 2009
Fat, an oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue, says the dictionary; this does not sound like anything related to a healthy weight loss program or diet, does it?? However, per Wikipedia...fats play a vital role in maintaining healthy skin and hair, insulating body organs against shock, maintaining body temperature, and promoting healthy cell function.
The reason for the classroom education here is to get you to look at what fat is and how a rapid pill-based weight loss diet is counter to what the body needs.? granted, when you digest too much fat, it ... (read more)
Author: Scott Siegrist
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13. Lose Weight and Stay Healthy
June 12, 2009
A Healthy life leads to success, so in order to stay healthy and fit; the person should not be obese. These days’ people are really concerned about their health and well being, they take good care of themselves. They want their body to be perfect in shape and size. People want to look smart and confident. So in order to look smart and confident, one should not be overweight. Hence there are many techniques used by the people to look smart and fit. Also, one should be confident and focused to lose weight.Basically, overweight and obesity occurs due to the accumulation of excess of adipose tissu... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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14. Strategies to Lose Weight
June 11, 2009
These days’ people have become really conscious about their health. They want a perfect body which is good in shape. Hence this has lead to strategies for loosing weight. Weight loss is actually a term which means reduction in weight of the body, that is reduction in the fluids circulating in the body, reduction in the adipose tissue inside the body or simply the reduction of fat . Having a light weight body is considered healthy as generally light weight bodies are free from diseases. Obesity always lead to an unhealthy body, fat people always suffer from some or the other disease either i... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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15. Health Hazards of obesity and Herbal Treatment
April 20, 2009
Now we know, a little better, the regulation of body fat. The center director is at the base of the brain (hypothalamus), where many signals are integrated, mainly: • Signals from the adipose tissue itself where there is secretion of a hormone, leptin, which regulates our appetite and perhaps our energy expenditure. • Signals from hormones synthesized in the pancreas (insulin and glucagon) and in gastro-intestinal. • Finally the central peptides, especially neuropeptide Y: this protein is one of many hormones that regulate feeding behavior. Produced in excess in obese mice, it is asso... (read more)
Author: Ines Khalsi
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16. 7 Ways to Get Rid of Stomach Fat
April 08, 2009
Getting rid of stomach fat can often be one of the hardest things to do. Diets, exercise, no matter what is done it stubbornly refuses to go away. Stomach fat can be hard to lose because it is the primary storage area for adipose (fat) tissue and is one of the last places that the body will give up its fat stores.
This means of course that losing stomach fat is not something that can happen quickly. More of a long term approach is needed; and no, long term does not mean years. By using the body's own internal engine, its metabolism, we can burn off that excess stomach fat over a period of... (read more)
Author: Andrew Bicknell
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17. Dermatopoietin: Cellulite Solution
April 06, 2009
Cellulite (Gynoid lipodystrophy) is characterized by the uneven distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue in the skin in over 80% of post-adolescent women, giving rise to an irregular, dimpled skin surface of the thighs, abdomen, and/or buttocks. The main causes are fat protrusions into lower dermis as well as a weak and inflexible connective tissue. Cellulite is not a disease, yet many women seek artificial, surgical, and cosmetic remedies for this “unsightly” ill that nature has mercilessly inflicted upon them. Despite the huge amount of treatment methods on the market the results ar... (read more)
Author: Alexander Melnikov
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18. Love Handles - How To Get Rid Of Them
November 10, 2008
The unsightly accumulation of adipose tissue around the mid-section is termed "love handles fat". While it bares an affectionate name, there's nothing "lovely" about love handles. It's awkward, it's ugly and quite frankly, "love handles fat" makes people appear as if they're wearing a floatation device around their waist. In order to rid yourself of those undesirable "love handles, there's a few things you have to understand first.
1) You can't spot reduce: The solution to getting rid of your "love handles fat" is not to perform a few area-targeted exercises. Rather, what you need to do f... (read more)
Author: bill forestell
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19. How do Reduce Fatness with The Help of Fat Burners
November 03, 2008
Thermogenics are the expansions relating to diet, which are employed to aid citizens facing troubles of obesity. They increase the metabolism of the body adipose obese tissue, which produces heat and is the way by which these Thermogenic fat burners put exertion is your body temperature. The pace of metabolism is stimulated when the body temperature is stopped. These two events resolve right away boarding upon one of the objectives of the technique of reducing your weight, as the extra fat mounted up in your body will set up to be vague to manage. Then you will experience additional fatigue in... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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