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The Overflow Tank: On Ectopic Fat

For South Asians, Where Your Fat Goes Matters More Than How Much You Have

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Omar Saleem, MD
May 06, 2026
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This was initially meant to be a post on fatty liver disease, but it led me into a rabbit hole on ectopic fat that even I, as a preventative medicine physician, was naive to. Opening my eyes to an area that we will realize to play a heavy role in chronic disease. Especially as AI and the collapsing cost of diagnostics such as full-body MRIs converge.

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