Obesity Therapy

Researchers from National Taiwan University, Department of Internal Medicine publish findings in obesity therapy

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 17th, 2008

New research, 'Waist-to-hip ratio correlates with homocysteine levels in male patients with coronary artery disease,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Taipei, Taiwan, "Obesity and homocysteine are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The relation between pattern of obesity and homocysteine is unclear."

"The objective of this study was to investigate the relation between pattern of obesity and plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) level in male patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). A total of 63 male patients (mean age 66.2 years) with angiographically documented CAD were enrolled. Overnight fasting blood samples were measured...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-03-17)

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