Tyler Bosch, Ph.D., a 2014 graduate of the School of Kinesiology, is the lead author of an article published in the journal Metabolism. The article, “In adult twins, visceral fat accumulation depends more on exceeding sex-specific adiposity thresholds than on genetics,” reported that while total body fat is influenced by genetics, visceral adipose tissue accumulation may depend more on whether a person’s percent body fat is above their sex-specific adiposity threshold. These results suggest that there may not be a genetic predisposition for visceral adipose tissue accumulation but rather it is a result of a predisposition for total fat accumulation. This article was selected as one of the most interesting and important original research studies published in Metabolism during 2015. Donald R. Dengel, Ph.D., kinesiology professor and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology in the School of Kinesiology, is a co-author on this article and was Dr. Bosch’s adviser.