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Obesity affects about 520 million people world-wide and more recently studies have shown that fat cells produce proteins called adipokines which have various influences on the human metabolism and has helped to change the perspectives of researchers on the concept of the adipose…

Current treatments for obesity have been unsuccessful. It is essential that a patient-centred approach for obesity management is developed and for this to be successful other diet and lifestyle approaches need to be considered. A systematic review comparing low carbohydrate vs. …

Increasing evidence suggests that racial disparities in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) may be associated with differences in body fat distribution. African-American women (AAW) tend to accumulate less visceral fat and more subcutaneous fat than Caucasian women (CAW) with similar body mas…