The obesity-diabetes association: What is different in Indians?

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-115

  Yajnik, C S ^a   Ganpule Rao, A V ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes epidemic; Fetal programming; Gestational Hyperglycemia; India; One Carbon Metabolism

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARBON METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC OBESITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INDIAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OVERNUTRITION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INDIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955678734     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734610380028     Document Type: Review

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