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Author:   Alvin C. Powers (Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, Nashville, TN) ,  Rexford S. Ahima (Vanderbilt Diabetes Center)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781573318822

ISBN 10:   1573318825
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   31 May 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes: lessons from natural studies of high-risk individuals 1 Natalie Nokoff and Marian Rewers The role of reactive oxygen species and proinflammatory cytokines in type 1 diabetes pathogenesis 16 Lindsey E. Padgett, Katarzyna, A. Broniowska, Polly A. Hansen, John A. Corbett and Hubert M. Tse Cardiovascular disease and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: now that the dust is settling from large clinical trials 36 Francesco Giorgino, Anna Leonardini and Luigi Laviola Type 2 diabetes in South Asians: similarities and differences with white Caucasian and other populations 51 Unjali P. Guyral, R. Pradeepa, Mary Beth Weber, K.M. Venkat Narayan and V. Mohan Type 2 diabetes in East Asians: similarities and differences with population in Europe and the United States 64 Ronald C.W. Ma and Juliana C.N. Chan Islet β cell mass in diabetes and how it relates to function, birth, and death 92 Gordon C. Weir and Susan Bonner-Weir Nanoalcoholic fatty liver disease: an emerging threat to obese and diabetic individuals 106 Howard C. Masuoka and Naga Chalasani What is metabolic syndrome, and why are children getting it? 123 Ram Weiss, Andrew A. Bremer and Robert H. Lustig Physical activity in obesity and metabolic syndrome 141 Barbara Strasser Human adipose dynamics and metabolic health 160 Bin Feng, Tracy Zhang and Haiyan Xu The genetics of human obesity 178 Qianghua Xia and Struan F.A. Grant Managing obesity in primary care practice: a narrative review 191 Raymond Carvajal, Thomas A. Wadden, Adam G. Tsai, Katherine Peck and Caroline H. Moran

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Alvin C. Powers, M.D. is the Joe C. Davis Chair in Biomedical Science Professor, Medicine, and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. Director, Vanderbilt Diabetes Center. Director, Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology. Dr. Powers is a physician-scientist whose research on type 1 and type 2 diabetes focuses on pancreatic islet biology, development, and function. His research is or has been supported by the NIH, the VA Research Service, the JDRF, and the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Dr. Powers is also the Director of the Vanderbilt Medical Student Research Training Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism and the Coordinator for the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes.

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