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Insulin sensitivity is increased and fat oxidation after a high-fat meal is reduced in normal-weight healthy men with strong familial predisposition to overweight.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Feb 2004
Giacco R, Clemente G, Busiello L, Lasorella G, Rivieccio A M, Rivellese A A, Riccardi G
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether postprandial abnormalities of energy expenditure and/or lipid oxidation are present in healthy, normal-weight subjects with a strong family history of obesity and thus at high risk to become obese. DESIGN: Case-control study. SUBJECTS: A total of 16 young healthy men participated in the study. Eight subjects had both parents overweight (father's and mother's body mass index (BMI)...
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