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Obesity Research
Pregnancy and weight retention
One in five pregnant women in the UK currently is obese and they retain 1 to 3.5kg following each pregnancy. Excessive post-partum weight retention can have long-term implications, particularly if the pregnancy was complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus.
Metabolic Endotoxaemia and Meal Frequency in Subjects with Obesity.
There is valued evidence that the type and amount of dietary fat has a direct impact on our metabolic risk, particularly in the context of heart disease. This study sought to deter...
Regulation of glucose uptake by the stress-activated p38 MAPK pathway in skeletal muscle cells: implications for obesity and diabetes.
Dematin is a cytoskeletal associated protein that was first identified in erythrocytes, where it binds directly to the glucose transporter GLUT1 and provides mechanical support to ...