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New approaches to anti-obesity therapeutics – Part 2

Obesity is a medical condition defined as the excessive accumulation of fat that presents a risk to human health.

Carlos Ibanez Carlos Ibanez

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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...

Tommy Olsson Tommy Olsson

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New approaches to anti-obesity therapeutics – Part 2

Obesity is a medical condition defined as the excessive accumulation of fat that presents a risk to health.

Carlos Ibanez Carlos Ibanez
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