The Claim

Trunk fat mass measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides a reliable estimate of visceral adipose tissue reduction during weight loss in overweight premenopausal women, validating DXA as a practical surrogate for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in clinical and research settings.

Source: Increased Consumption of Dairy Foods and Protein during Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss Promotes Fat Mass Loss and Lean Mass Gain in Overweight and Obese Premenopausal Women

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In overweight premenopausal women losing weight, the amount of fat around the torso measured by DXA scan accurately reflects the reduction in deep abdominal fat, making DXA a valid alternative to MRI for measuring this change.

See the scientific wording

Visceral adipose tissue reduction during weight loss in overweight premenopausal women is reliably estimated by trunk fat mass measured via DXA, validating DXA as a practical surrogate for MRI in clinical and research settings.

Why this might work

When a person loses weight, fat cells in the belly area break down stored fat and release it into the blood. The fat that was stored around the organs inside the belly decreases at the same time as the fat stored just under the skin of the trunk. Because these two types of fat shrink together in the same way, measuring the fat under the skin on the trunk gives an accurate picture of how much dangerous belly fat is also going down.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Increased Consumption of Dairy Foods and Protein during Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss Promotes Fat Mass Loss and Lean Mass Gain in Overweight and Obese Premenopausal Women

    When women lost weight, the amount of fat around their waist measured by a common body scan (DXA) went down at the same time as the dangerous belly fat measured by a more detailed MRI scan. This means the simpler scan can be trusted to show changes in belly fat.

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