Project
Omics Approach for Personalized Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for African and European Populations (OPTIMA)
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest projected increase.
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Fat redistribution and accumulation of visceral adipose tissue predicts type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged black South African women: a 13-year longitudinal study
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson and Julia H. Goedecke. 2019. Fat redistribution and accumulation of vi...
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Adiposity Mediates the Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert Andre P. Kengne and Julia H. Goedecke...
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Changes in systemic and subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress in response to exercise training in obese black African women
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Amy E. Mendham, Melony F. De Smidt, Dheshnie Keswell, Tommy Olsson, Matthias Blüher and Julia H. Goedecke. 2020. Cha...
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Circulating and Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Composition in Black South African Women with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Paul J. van Jaarsveld, Elin Chorell, Melony C. Fortuin-de Smidt, Kevin Adams, Matthias Blüher, Tommy Olsson, Amy E. ...
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Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial
Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C., Amy E. Mendham, Jon Hauksson, Olaf Hakim, Darko Stefanovski, Louise Clamp, Lindokuhle Phiri, Jeroen Swart, Loui...
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Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective
Goedecke, Julia H. and Tommy Olsson. 2020. Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective. Journal of I...
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Fatty Acid Metabolism and Associations with Insulin Sensitivity Differs Between Black and White South African Women
Goedecke, Julia H., Elin Chorell, Paul J. van Jaarsveld, Ulf Risérus and Tommy Olsson. 2021. Fatty Acid Metabolism and Associations with Ins...
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Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity
Mendham, Amy E., Julia H. Goedecke, Yingxu Zeng, Steen Larsen, Cindy George, Jon Hauksson, Melony C Fortuin-de Smidt, M. C., Alexander V. Ch...
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Diet-Induced Weight Loss Has Chronic Tissue-Specific Effects on Glucocorticoid Metabolism in Overweight Postmenopausal Women
Stomby, A, K Simonyte, C Mellberg, M Ryberg, R H Stimson, C Larsson, B Lindahl, R Andrew, B R Walker, and T Olsson. 2015. Diet-Induced Weigh...
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Ethnic Differences in Hepatic and Systemic Insulin Sensitivity and Their Associated Determinants in Obese Black and White South African Women
Goedecke, Julia H., Dheshnie Keswell, Carsten Weinreich, Jia Fan, Jon Hauksson, Hendriena Victor, Kristina Utzschneider, et al. 2015. Ethnic...