Is obesity one of the least talked-about risk factors for severe complications from COVID-19?
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Obesity
ADA 2013: New Techniques in Obesity and Pregnancy
New findings from high-throuput techniques looking at the effects of obesity on pregnancy and infants:
Metabolomics and …
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes at the Same Time?
One thing I hear occasionally among type 1 diabetics is, “Well, at least I can’t get type 2 diabetes!”…
Taking On Agriculture to Reduce Obesity And Hunger: Derek Yach
I heard Derek Yach speak at Albert Einstein’s Global Diabetes Summit last September. He presented a case to curb o…
Joslin Researchers Discover New Link Between Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Obesity is the main culprit in the worldwide avalanche of type 2 diabetes. But how excess weight drives insulin resistan…
Notes From The Obesity Society Conference 2010
Last month the Obesity Society held its 28th Annual Scientific Meeting, Obesity 2010, in San Diego. A number of prominen…
Type 2 Diabetes May Affect Children’s Brains
According to a new study published online in Diabetologia, obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes may experience changes…
“No” To Weight Loss Pills
I see in diabetes we are in a constant state of doing the wrong thing and then trying to make it right...…
What You Need to Know About Protein Supplements
Proteins play critical roles in our body. The most well-known is their role in building lean body mass (muscle)...…
Novo Nordisk Re-Initiates Phase 3 Development of Liraglutide (Victoza) for Obesity Treatment
Novo Nordisk today announced the decision to re-initiate the global phase 3 development program of liraglutide for the t…
