Spinal Cord Injury

Research from University of British Columbia in the area of spinal cord injury published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 22nd, 2010

According to a study from Vancouver, Canada, "Cardiometabolic risk factors are sorely underreported after spinal cord injury (SCI), despite the high prevalence of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular mortality in this population. Body-composition analysis and serum-lipid profiling are two assessments that are beginning to be more widely used to document metabolic changes after clinical SCI."

"Individuals with SCI have been reported to carry increased visceral fat and to exhibit altered serum-lipid levels. However, little is known about the development of these cardiometabolic risk factors in animal models. Using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-03-22)

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