OBJECTIVE To characterize the relationships among long-term improvements in peripheral
insulin sensitivity (glucose disposal rate [GDR]), fasting glucose, and free fatty acids (FFAs) …

It is well established that abdominal obesity or upper body fat distribution is associated with
increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of the present study …

Context: There is an increased prevalence of obesity and insulin resistance in African-
American compared with Caucasian females. Metabolic inflexibility (MI) is the inability to …

Background: Obesity and insulin resistance are growing problems in HIV-positive (HIV+)
women receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Objective: The objective was …

Objective: Adiponectin influences insulin sensitivity (SI) and fat oxidation. Little is known
about changes in adiponectin with changes in the fat content of eucaloric diets. We …

Objective: Higher post‐absorptive post‐heparin plasma lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity has
been reported in African Americans as compared to non‐Hispanic whites but differences in …

Objectives To determine whether a weight-maintaining, moderate (50%) high-fat diet is
deleterious to insulin sensitivity in healthy premenopausal women. Design/setting …

We have previously demonstrated the presence of metabolic inflexibility (MI), impaired
substrate utilization in fasting and insulin stimulated conditions, in lean and obese African …

STRESZCZENIE WSTĘP. Celem pracy było określenie związku między długotrwałą
poprawą wskaźników obwodowej wrażliwości na insulinę [wskaźnik zużycia glukozy (GDR …