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Physical Inactivity and Obesity Underlie the Insulin Resistance of Aging

OBJECTIVE: Age-associated insulin resistance may underlie the higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes in older adults. We examined a corollary hypothesis that obesity and level of chronic physical inactivity are the true causes for this ostensible effect of aging on insulin resistance. RESEARCH DESIGN...

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Autores principales: Amati, Francesca, Dubé, John J., Coen, Paul M., Stefanovic-Racic, Maja, Toledo, Frederico G.S., Goodpaster, Bret H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2713647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19401446
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc09-0267