BACKGROUND: The 2007 Wanless report highlights the ever increasing problem of obesity and the consequent health problems. Obesity is a significant cause of diabetes. An increasing evidence base sugges...
OBJECTIVES: To compare prevalence of abdominal obesity with obesity defined as BMI >or=30 kg/m2 in a West Indies population, and to define the relation between obesity and hypertension. METHODS: A cro...
High-fat diets (HFDs) promote hyperphagia and adiposity in animals and human beings. To test the hypothesis that limitations on fat oxidation underlie this propensity for diet-induced obesity, rats we...