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More recently, an additional event that has prompted the concept and term of "adiposopathy" is the evolving recognition of the profound hormone and immune importance of fat tissue.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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"An emerging concept is that the development of antiobesity agents must not only reduce fat mass (adiposity) but must also correct fat dysfunction (adiposopathy)."
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[14] In this consensus paper encompassing approximately 2 years of research, the authors addressed the many philosophical misconceptions, and unfounded / uninformed facts regarding the relationship of adiposopathy to metabolic disease.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Currently, no accepted diagnostic criteria exist for adiposopathy.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Because no accepted diagnostic criteria for adiposopathy exist, then no drugs have received specific treatment indications by regulatory agencies to treat "sick fat."
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Given all the problems with medical terms such as metabolic syndrome in describing when excessive body fat is a disease, adiposopathy has emerged as a term that reflects the fact that adipose (fat) tissue is no less capable of being diseased as any other body organ.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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[13] When excessive body weight leads to adiposopathy, this represents a hormone or endocrine disease.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The animal data supporting adiposopathy as a contributing cause to metabolic disease is overwhelming.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Although medical and scientific organizations are increasingly acknowledging the central importance of fat tissue in causing metabolic disease, they have not yet agreed upon how adiposopathy is best diagnosed.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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However, when explained through the concept adiposopathy, no such paradox exists.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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