Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 31st, 2003
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Lipid Studies - Incorporation of fatty acids into adipose tissue controlled by stereochemistry
Nutrition - Eating breakfast may reduce risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease
Adolescent Health - Sociocultural factors influence body image and body changes among adolescents
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Preparations can lead to kidney failure and the need for dialysis or transplant
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factor - Most adults in Quebec face increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Women's Health - Postmenopausal black women have more visceral fat than do white women
Atherosclerosis - Porphyromonas gingivalis infection linked to carotid atherosclerosis
Diabetes - Less fit teens more likely to have insulin resistance
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Mechanism of pulsatile insulin secretion from pancreatic islets proposed
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Plasma adiponectin predicts insulin sensitivity of glucose and lipid metabolism
Diabetes Pathogenesis - T cell lines to bovine beta-casein established from type 1 diabetic patients
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor implicated in vascular damage
Diet and Nutrition - Alpha-tocopherol decreases alpha-tocotrienol but not gamma-tocotrienol
Diet and Nutrition - Dutch in higher income groups tend to eat healthier
Diet and Nutrition, - Dietary fat reduces adipose zinc levels resulting in leptin increases
Eating Disorder - Disordered eating behavior in children and adolescents reviewed
Eating Disorder - Topiramate effective for binge eating in obese adults
Endocrinology - CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta required for mitotic clonal expansion
Endocrinology - Cortisol influences adipose tissue development in fetal sheep in late gestation
Exercise - Exercise increases skeletal muscle uncoupling protein-3 gene expression
Fitness - Baboon behavior offers clues in the all-too-human battle of the bulge
Fitness - Five-minute running field test reliable for well-trained men and women
Heart Disease - Fast food and "the tube": A combo for risk
Hyperglycemia - Reduction in beta-cells causes glucose intolerance or decompensated diabetes
Insulin - Insulin resistance in fat cells from type 2 diabetic patients is reversible
Insulin Resistance - Complete aromatase (CYP19) deficiency leads to insulin resistance in mice
Insulin Resistance - Digitalis-like factor contributes to hypertension related to insulin resistance
Leptin Studies - TSH stimulates leptin secretion by a direct effect on adipocytes
Lipid Studies - Conjugated linoleic acid lowers plasma cholesterol in hamsters
Metabolism - Orexin A results in hypophagia induced by hyperthermia
Metabolism - Stevia-derived glycosidic sweeteners are hydrolyzed by human microflora
Nutrition Education - Collaboration highlights exclusive nutrition initiative
Obesity Prevention - Combating childhood obesity requires improved nutrition, physical education
Pediatrics - Rapid infant weight gain may be associated with obesity in young blacks
Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Glucagon-like peptide 1 improves insulin secretion in type 2 diabetic patients
Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Phytostanol phosphoryl ascorbate improves glucose sensitivity in rats
Weight Loss - Apolipoprotein B-48 levels not affected by weight loss in obese men
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