Clinical Research in Diabetes and Obesity, Vol Ii
Subtitle: Diabetes and Obesity (Contemporary Biomedicine)
Contributors: Boris Draznin (Editor); Robert Rizza (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: January 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780896034921
Subjects: Diabetes; Dietetics & nutrition; Medical / Nursing; Obesity; Medical; metabolism; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical / Endocrinology & Metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin; Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent; Pathophysiology
First sentence: Obesity, a risk factor for noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and some types of cancer (1), is increasing in the US population at an alarming rate.