Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Control group: normal BMI, body fat percentage \< 25% (male) or \< 35% (female)
- Normal-weight obesity: normal BMI, body fat percentage \> 25% (male) or \> 35% (female)
- Overt obesity: BMI in obesity range, body fat percentage \> 25% (male) or \> 35% (female)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Presence of pacemaker
- * Pregnant
- * Postmenopausal status
- * History of chronically using of tobacco products, illicit drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., NSAIDs), lipid lowering drugs
- * Recent use of antibiotics (\< 6 weeks) and NSAIDs (\< 3 days)
- * Established cardiometabolic disease (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes) diseases inflammatory in nature (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease), and/or diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome.
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 50 Years (ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes