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Obesity in African-Americans: The role of physiology.

Journal of internal medicine - 1 Sept 2020

Gower B A, Fowler L A

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The disproportionate obesity in African American (AA) women has a physiologic basis and can be explained by the interactive effects of insulin secretion, insulin clearance, insulin sensitivity and the glycaemic load of the diet. This review will present data supporting a physiologic basis for obesity propensity in obesity-prone AA women that resides in their unique metabolic/endocrine phenotype: high beta-cell...

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PMID: 32350924
DOI: 10.1111/joim.13090

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