TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside) individuals with equal trunk fat but different fat distribution—visceral/intra-abdominal fat versus subcutaneous fat—demonstrate dramatically different metabolic health outcomes; visceral fat is dangerous while subcutaneous fat is protective, making the location and type of body fat more predictive of health than total weight

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Robert Lustig

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two equally weighted people CT scans...trunk fat 12.8 12.8 one's healthy one's sick...subcutaneous fat not dangerous in fact might be protective...intra-abdominal fat...called tofi

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The Subcellular Processes That Belie All Chronic Disease. The Hateful (or Grateful) Eight #lustigEmery Pharma
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:44:48 PM

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