central obesity

References

central obesity

medical disorder

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

pancreatic cancer
Symptoms and causes
…percent of pancreatic tumors, and central obesity (accumulation of fat primarily around the abdomen), which can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by as much as 70 percent in some postmenopausal women. In both men and women, central obesity is associated with increased levels of insulin and with disruption of…
Read More
…percent of pancreatic tumors, and central obesity (accumulation of fat primarily around the abdomen), which can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by as much as 70 percent in some postmenopausal women. In both men and women, central obesity is associated with increased levels of insulin and with disruption of…
Read More