Obesity and Diabetes

Research from Ufuk University, Medical Department yields new findings on obesity and diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 18th, 2010

According to recent research from Ankara, Turkey, "Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) shares some or most components of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, manifested by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and at hero sclerosis. It has been previously demonstrated that folate and vitamin B-12 treatment improved insulin resistance in patients with metabolic syndrome."

"This study first investigated whether PCOS patients have lower or higher vitamin B-12, folate and homocysteine concentrations when compared with healthy, age and body mass index matched controls, and, then examined associations between vitamin B-12, folate, homocysteine and insulin resistance...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-01-18)

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