Obesity and Diabetes Epidemiology
Study results from C.A. Aguilar-Salinas and colleagues in the area of obesity and diabetes epidemiology published
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 3rd, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'High adiponectin concentrations are associated with the metabolically healthy obese phenotype.' "In the ob/ob mice, keeping adiponectin concentrations in the physiological range (through overexpression of this gene in the adipose tissue) results in expansion of fat mass and protection against metabolic co-morbidities. The aim of the study was to test in humans whether plasma adiponectin levels, similar to those found in lean subjects, are associated with the metabolically healthy obese phenotype," investigators in Mexico report.
"A cross-sectional analysis was performed of a cohort of obese and nonobese subjects aged 18-70...
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