In 2005, it was estimated that more than 20 million people in the United States had diabetes.
Approximately 30% of these people had undiagnosed cases. Increased risk for diabetes is …

The classical perception of adipose tissue as a storage place of fatty acids has been
replaced over the last years by the notion that adipose tissue has a central role in lipid and …

Ziegler-Graham K, MacKenzie EJ, Ephraim PL, Travison TG, Brookmeyer R. Estimating the
prevalence of limb loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the …

Our aim was to critically evaluate the relations among smoking, body weight, body fat
distribution, and insulin resistance as reported in the literature. In the short term, nicotine …

Background—Accumulating evidence indicates that abdominal adiposity is positively related
to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and some other diseases independently of overall …

Background Multiple genetic loci have been convincingly associated with the risk of type 2
diabetes mellitus. We tested the hypothesis that knowledge of these loci allows better …

Objective To assess the relation between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and the
incidence of diabetes among initially healthy participants. Design Prospective cohort study …

Background—The combination of healthy lifestyle factors is associated with lower risk of
coronary heart disease, diabetes, and total cardiovascular disease. Little is known about the …

tion, 29–34 has achieved important successes. In the United States, the prevalence of high
cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking, together with age-adjusted cardiovascular deaths …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to examine the association between fruit,
vegetable, and fruit juice intake and development of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN …