Description: An unprecedented compilation of state-of-the-art advances in clinical research by premier clinical scientists around the world. This volume discusses the methods of clinical research and the interpretation of their results in studies of normal individuals, obese subjects, and patients with diabetes mellitus. Along the way, the authoritative contributors writing here illuminate how changes in the hormone action and substrate metabolism of healthy humans may lead to obesity and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Review Quotes: this volume is high in quality. It will be very useful in understanding the current theories regarding the mechanisms leading to various insulin-resistant states...should be obtained by medical bookstors and libraries and by persons interested in this field. Four Stars! -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal