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Obesity and Diabetes
Data from Garvan Institute of Medical Research advance knowledge in obesity and diabetes
December 30th, 2006
A report, "Low serum PYY is linked to insulin resistance in first-degree relatives of subjects with type 2 diabetes," is newly published data in Neuropeptides. "Low circulating peptide YY (PYY) levels are reported in obese and type II diabetic subjects and results from PYY knockout animals suggests that PYY deficiency may have a causative role in the etiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Here, our aims were to determine whether people with a genetic predisposition to developing type 2 diabetes and obesity differ from otherwise similar subjects without such family history, in fasting or meal-related PYY levels, fasting insulin, insulin secretion (HOMA-B) and insulin sensitivity,"...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2006-12-30)
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