Obesity and Diabetes Therapy

Research in the area of obesity and diabetes therapy reported from University of Texas, Health Science Center

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 12th, 2008

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Progress in nutritional immunology.' "Optimum but balanced food intake maintains healthy growth and disease-free lifespan. However, imbalanced and over-nutrition promotes obesity, diabetes, malignancy, osteoporosis, infectious diseases, etc," scientists in the United States report.

"In 1936, McCay reported that calorie restriction prevents weight gain and extend lifespan in rodents. In early 1970, Dr. Good at University of Minnesota and Dr. Walford at UCLA began studies in mice by reducing protein and calorie intake and studying their impact on immune function. Dr. Good's group (Jose, Fernandes, Kramer, Cooper, Day, etc.)...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-05-12)

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