When caloric intake exceeds caloric expenditure, the positive caloric balance and storage of
energy in adipose tissue often causes adipocyte hypertrophy and visceral adipose tissue …

Context: Autoantibodies that are reactive to islet antigens are present at the time of
diagnosis in most patients with type 1 diabetes. Additionally, approximately 10% of …

Atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of morbidity and
mortality among men and women in developed nations. The obesity epidemic contributes to …

This review postulates and presents recent evidence that insulin resistance is initiated in the
adipose tissue and also suggests that the adipose tissue may play a pivotal role in the …

Objectives. Cancer and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are two common diseases that may share risk
factors. We aimed at determining subsequent cancer risks in patients hospitalized for T2D in …

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to characterize familial risks for type 2 diabetes by the type and
number of affected family members, including half-siblings, adoptees, and spouses, to …

Background. Professionals and patients understand the experience of illness from different
worlds. Professionals' explanatory models focus on aetiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology …

Objective: To review current consensus and controversy regarding whether obesity is a
'disease', examine the pathogenic potential of adipose tissue to promote metabolic disease …

Purpose Dyslipidemia is claimed to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM). However, first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with T2DM are reported …

Aim To investigate the association between different family history risk categories and
prevalence of diabetes in the Chinese population. Methods The family history of diabetes …