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Obesity and Diabetes Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 19th, 2004

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Related Areas: Other Issues in Obesity and Diabetes Week | Other Publications

Metabolic Syndrome - Genetic markers may signal a predisposition to metabolic syndrome

Nutrition - Nearly one in four women make New Year's resolution to eat healthier

Obesity - Researcher gets $1 million to study thin people

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Beta cell death triggers priming of self-reactive T cells by dendritic cells

Obesity - Researcher links rising tide of obesity to food prices

Obesity - Role of ectopic lipids in the metabolic syndrome reviewed

Obesity Surgery - New techniques available for open-surgery management of morbid obesity

Obesity Therapy - Peripheral GLP-2 has no effect on gastric emptying or satiety

Pancreatic Islets - Interactions of polymeric sulfonylurea with pancreatic islets examined

Pediatric Obesity - U.S. has highest prevalence of overweight teens in 15-country study

Type 1 Diabetes - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection stops diabetes in mice

Weight Loss - Pilates and paella: Gyms selling food plans to help members lose weight

Leptin Studies - Rats have defective central leptin signaling before obesity onset

Obesity Diagnosis - Screening recommendations for obesity in adults released

Cataracts - Zinc may play role in development of diabetic senile cataractous lenses

Childhood Obesity - Nutritive factors influencing development of childhood obesity outlined

Childhood Obesity - Obesity in 3- to 7-year-old New Zealand children is serious concern

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Green tea reduces body fat accretion caused by high-fat diet in rats

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