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Relatively reduced insulin secretion is a significant and independent predictor of the tendency to gain weight and adiposity in Pima Indians.
Practitioners should consider insulin secretion levels when assessing weight gain risk in individuals.
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Relatively reduced insulin secretion, therefore, is a significant and independent predictor of the tendency to gain weight and adiposity in Pima Indians.
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Based on a prospective study design with a defined population.
Source
Reduced insulin secretion: an independent predictor of body weight gain.
Michael W. Schwartz et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1995
DOI 10.1210/jcem.80.5.7745002
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