Obesity and Diabetes
New obesity and diabetes study findings have been published by G. Targher and colleagues
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 6th, 2007
In this recent report, researchers in Negrar, Italy conducted a study "To determine the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in type 2 diabetic population and to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors between people with and without NAFLD. AND METHODS - The entire sample of type 2 diabetic outpatients (n = 2,839) who regularly attended our clinic was screened. were NAFLD (by patient history and liver ultrasound) and manifest CVD (by patient history, review of patient records, electrocardiogram, and echo-Doppler scanning of carotid and lower limb arteries) - The unadjusted prevalence of NAFLD was 69.5% among participants, and NAFLD was...
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