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DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-6974
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Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat: Relation with Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Women

Samir Ezequiel Da Rosa 
1   Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
,
Eduardo Borba Neves 
2   Programa de Pós-Graduação em engenharia Biomédica, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
,
Eduardo Camilo Martinez 
1   Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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Runer Augusto Marson 
3   Seção de Apoio à Operacionalidade, Brazilian Army Physical Training Research Institute (IPCFEx), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
,
Victor Machado Reis 
1   Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro University, UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal
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Abstract

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) helps control body weight and is inversely correlated with body fat, but it is unclear whether it is subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) or visceral adipose tissue (VAT) that is related to BAT activation. The presented study aimed to verify the relation of SAT and VAT on BAT activation through infrared thermography (IRT) and cold stimulation in adult women. Forty women were evaluated in body composition and skin temperature (Tskin) acquisition by IRT. Student’s independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation, and two-way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey post-hoc were applied. Women with low amounts of SAT and VAT had a significant increase in supraclavicular Tskin (SCVT). Medium negative degrees of linear variation were found before and after cold stimulation between SCVT, SAT and VAT. A significant effect of the moment factor and the group factor on the SCVT between subjects divided into the groups were pointed out. No difference was found in the relation between SAT, VAT, and BAT in adult women, pointing out that both types of fat are equally related. These results can help clinical practice understand clearly, through IRT, that the high accumulation of SAT and VAT can impair the activation of BAT and hinder the loss of weight in women.

Key words

brown adipose tissue - infrared thermography - subcutaneous adipose tissue - visceral adipose tissue


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Received: 26 April 2023

Accepted: 25 September 2023

Article published online:
08 January 2024

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Samir Ezequiel Da Rosa, Eduardo Borba Neves, Eduardo Camilo Martinez, Runer Augusto Marson, Victor Machado Reis. Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat: Relation with Brown Adipose Tissue Activation in Women. Sports Med Int Open 2024; 08: a21876974.
DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-6974
 

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