Obesity is a chronic disease that compromises the physical and mental health of an
increasing proportion of children globally. In high-income countries, prevalence of paediatric …

Context Circulating branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are associated with the risk of
type 2 diabetes (T2D). Objective We examined to what extent lifestyle intervention aiming to …

Objectives To assess the feasibility of an ante-and post-natal lifestyle intervention for women
with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to reduce type 2 diabetes risk. Design A partially …

Background: T2DM heterogeneity affects responsiveness to lifestyle treatment. Beta-cell
failure and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) independently predict T2DM, but …

The current demographic situation in the world encourages the search and implementation
of optimal tools for stabilizing the population's life expectancy and ensuring their health. The …

We aimed to identify the glucose metabolism statuses of nondiabetic Japanese adults using
a machine learning model with a questionnaire. In this cross‐sectional study, Japanese …

Due to sedentariness and poor diet and nutrition, the youth of today are increasingly
exposed to early-onset Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Malaysian youth are particularly at risk for …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to classify Japanese adults without diabetes into different categories
based on the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and characterize their insulin sensitivity and …

The opening chapter of this thesis will provide a background to this research. In the first half
of the chapter, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) will be discussed. This will include …

Diabetes mellitus is associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease (eg,
atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction) and …