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Exploring the links between obesity and its adverse health outcomes

Posted by , on 24 October 2023

This conference aims to bring experts together to discuss the molecular basis of metabolic disorders linked to overnutrition, with a particular focus on understanding human insulin resistance.Topics covered will include:
  • The potential roles of, altered lipid metabolism (‘lipotoxicity’), hyperinsulinaemia,  inflammation, adipokines and altered redox state  in ‘causing’ insulin resistance.
  • Insights from human genetic studies on the determinants of fat mass, distribution and metabolic disease
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Short talk slots and poster presentations places are available. Abstracts can be submitted during online registration.

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