Obesity and Diabetes
Research on obesity and diabetes in children published by scientists at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Published in Drug Week, December 21st, 2007
A report, 'Serum retinol-binding protein 4 concentration and its ratio to serum retinol are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome components in children,' is newly published data in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, "Although retinol-binding protein (RBP)-4 concentrations are elevated in animal models of obesity and insulin resistance (IR), the link between RBP4 and IR in humans is less clear. There are few published data on RBP4 levels in overweight children, and most previous studies did not control for vitamin A (VA) status and/or subclinical...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-12-21)
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