July 30, 2010
Cardiovascular Research
It is common to find obese people — even morbidly obese people — who are healthier than their condition would normally allow. Working with subjects with a body mass index of about 56, a team of researchers in Spain and Cambridge investigated the inflammatory and insulin signalling pathways in the patients’ visceral adipose tissue and have published their findings in the Disease Knowledge Environment of the Biochemical Journal.
Tagged as:
Diabetes Research,
Heart,
Inflammation,
Obesity
Read more...
July 28, 2010
Cardiovascular Research
Melinda Sothern, PhD, CEP, Professor of Public Health and Director of Health Promotion at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, will present evidence that supports relationships seen in adolescents between insulin sensitivity and fatty liver, belly fat, and total body fat and identifies additional potential early markers of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in healthy 7-9 year-old children, including fat in muscle cells, blood pressure, physical activity, and birth weight.
Tagged as:
Diabetes Research,
Heart,
Obesity
Read more...