Infographic: The Omentum’s Role in Health and Disease

Belly fat helps fight infection, but is also a common site of metastasis.

Infographic: The Omentum’s Role in Health and Disease

Belly fat helps fight infection, but is also a common site of metastasis.

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Selene Meza-Perez and Troy D. Randall | Oct 1, 2018 | 9 min read

Hanging in front of the abdomen like an apron, the depot of visceral fat known as the omentum helps regulate immune responses.