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Obesity and Diabetes
Research from University of California, Research Center yields new data on obesity and diabetes
December 10th, 2007
New investigation results, 'Pancreas volumes in humans from birth to age one hundred taking into account sex, obesity, and presence of type-2 diabetes,' are detailed in a study published in Clinical Anatomy. According to a study from the United States, "Our aims were (1) by computed tomography (CT) to establish a population database for pancreas volume (parenchyma and fat) from birth to age 100 years, (2) in adults, to establish the impact of gender, obesity, and the presence or absence of type-2 diabetes on pancreatic volume (parenchyma and fat), and (3) to confirm the latter histologically from pancreatic tissue obtained at autopsy with a particular emphasis on whether pancreatic...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2007-12-10)
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