Pima brand of potassium iodide

OBJECTIVE—Type 2 diabetes and obesity have genetic and environmental determinants. We studied the effects of different… Expand

Adiponectin is a collagen-like circulating protein secreted by adipocytes that is proposed to mediate obesity-related resistance… Expand

It has been proposed that liver dysfunction may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes. The aim of the present study… Expand

The combination of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity has been described as a "metabolic syndrome" that… Expand

Chronic low-grade inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. We examined whether… Expand

Plasma concentrations of adiponectin, a novel adipose-specific protein with putative antiatherogenic and antiinflammatory effects… Expand

BACKGROUND The relative roles of obesity, insulin resistance, insulin secretory dysfunction, and excess hepatic glucose… Expand

There was a need to design a questionnaire that could accurately assess the activity patterns of Native Americans to evaluate the… Expand

The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of periodontal disease and its relationship with non-insulin… Expand

In a sample of 4,920 Native Americans of the Pima and Papago tribes, there is a very strong negative association between the Gm… Expand