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Effects of body weight and alcohol consumption on insulin sensitivity

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for the development of insulin resistance, which can eventually lead to type-2 diabetes. Alcohol consumption is a protective factor against insulin resistance, and thus protects against the development of type-2 diabetes. The mechanism by which alcohol protects a...

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Autores principales: Paulson, Qiwei X, Hong, Jina, Holcomb, Valerie B, Nunez, Nomeli P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20307313
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-14