Obesity and Diabetes

New obesity and diabetes study results from University of Texas described

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, March 3rd, 2010

According to recent research from the United States, "Insulin resistance and beta-cell function are major predictors Of type 2 diabetes, but studies using direct methods of insulin resistance and secretion are few and relatively small. Furthermore, the strength of these associations has not been tested in different ethnic groups and various states of glucose tolerance, family history of diabetes, and obesity."

"Predictors of incident diabetes were evaluated in Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and African American participants in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (aged 40-69 years). In 557 participants with normal glucose tolerance and 269 with impaired glucose...

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Source: Fitness and Wellness Business Week (2010-03-03)

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