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UA researcher Yann Klimentidis received a $115,000 grant for research into lipedema, a condition that causes disproportionate amounts of fat to develop around the hips, legs and thighs. The condition is found almost exclusively in women, and is easily mistaken for standard obesity. It cannot be treated with simple exercise and it causes those affected
Genetic Risk Factors and Corresponding Mechanisms Underlying Lipedema — Lipedema Foundation
Comparing Obesity and Lipedema Fat - Living Well with Lipedema
Defect in gene caused massive obesity in mice despite normal food intake: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
These Women Discovered It Wasn't Just Fat: It Was Lipedema
Information About Lipedema Awareness
Ticking time bomb: Being obese 'more than doubles' risk of common forms of cancer - Genetic Literacy Project
Lipedema vs obesity: a disease that increases fat accumulation. BMI is not a scientific way to diagnose obesity or lipedema., Premier Lipedema Clinic posted on the topic
Obesity — Lipedema Foundation
Lipedema - The Disease They Call FAT: An Overview for Clinicians: Dayan, Erez, Kim, Julie N., Smith, Mark L., Seo, Catherine A., Damstra, Robert J., Schmeller, Wilfried, Frambach, Yvonne, Carmody, Matthew A.
Lymphedema diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up from the view point of physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists. - Abstract - Europe PMC
Destroy the Joint - Destroyers, Lipoedema is often confused with obesity when, in fact, it's a painful hereditary disorder which rarely occurs in men but affects 11% of women. Misdiagnosis as obesity
Lipedema vs obesity: a disease that increases fat accumulation. BMI is not a scientific way to diagnose obesity or lipedema., Premier Lipedema Clinic posted on the topic