Obesity and Diabetes
Data from University of Pittsburgh advance knowledge in obesity and diabetes
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 29th, 2007
According to a study from the United States, "'OBJECTIVE - We examined the relationship of in vivo insulin sensitivity to the components Of the metabolic syndrome and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction in youth. AND METHODS - Subjects included 216 youths (8-19 years of age) who participated in a 3-h hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp - independent of race, the frequencies of central obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL, high blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance were Significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the lowest versus highest quartile of insulin sensitivity. BMI, abdominal adiposity, Systolic blood pressure, and triglycerides increased and...
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