helps release free FA into the blood stream.

(Normally HSL would be inhibited by insulin but because intra-abdominal fat is insulin resistant, HSL is not inhibited hence release of NEFA’s.)

excess VAT is IR which makes them more LIPOLYTICALLY active--> increasing release of free FA into the blood. Leading to:

·      IR in LIVER AND MUSCLE cells

·      influences insulin secretion by beta-pancreatic cells

·      promote vasoconstriciton.