ea0049ep713 | Obesity | ECE2017
Poggiogalle Eleonora
, Donini Lorenzo
, Gnessi Lucio
, Mariani Stefania
, Di Martino Michele
, Ciccantelli Barbara
, Mancini Cecilia
, Arca Marcello
, Lenzi Andrea
, Lubrano Carla
Introduction: Insulin resistance is a well-known hallmark of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), and it detrimentally affects also protein metabolism, favoring to the decline of lean body mass. The aim of the present study was to explore muscle strength (as a functional consequence of sarcopenic obesity) and muscle quality (namely, myosteatosis) in women with and without the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS).Methods: Study participants were enrolled at the Sapienza U...