Childbearing may increase visceral adipose tissue independent of overall increase in body fat.

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Published in Obesity (Silver Spring) on March 06, 2008

Authors

Erica P Gunderson1, Barbara Sternfeld, Melissa F Wellons, Rachel A Whitmer, Vicky Chiang, Charles P Quesenberry, Cora E Lewis, Stephen Sidney

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Research, Epidemiology and Prevention Section, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, USA. epg@dor.kaiser.org

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