The Claim
The trans fatty acid content in visceral adipose tissue does not differ significantly between morbidly obese and non-obese individuals undergoing abdominal surgery.
What the research says
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People who are morbidly obese and those who are not obese have the same amount of trans fatty acids in their deep abdominal fat tissue when they undergo abdominal surgery.
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There is no significant difference in trans fatty acid content in visceral adipose tissue between morbidly obese and non-obese individuals undergoing abdominal surgery, indicating that obesity status alone does not determine the concentration of these lipids in deep fat depots.
The amount of trans fats in deep belly fat depends on what a person eats and how the body processes fats, not on how much body fat they have. Both obese and non-obese people end up with similar levels of these fats in their visceral fat because the fat tissue takes up trans fats from the blood based on availability, not on body size.
What the research says
1 studyEven though obese people have more body fat, their deep abdominal fat doesn’t have more trans fats than non-obese people’s — both groups had about the same amount, suggesting what you eat matters more than how much you weigh.
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