Diabetes

Investigators at Department of Endocrinology Detail Research in Diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 16th, 2012

2012 JAN 16 -- According to the authors of recent research from La Crosse, Wisconsin, "Obesity plays a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and it has long been accepted that weight loss plays a significant role in diabetes therapy."

"This weight loss has traditionally been accomplished through lifestyle changes including diet and exercise. What has only more recently gained acceptance is that bariatric surgery may have a role to play in diabetes therapy as well," wrote R.L. McKenney and colleagues, Department of Endocrinology.

The researchers concluded: "This article discusses the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2012-01-16)

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