Why does weight loss improve metabolic function in people with obesity?

Where

Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724

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Learning Objectives

• Identify the abnormalities in adipose tissue metabolism that cause insulin resistance. 
• List the benefits of weight/fat loss on metabolic abnormalities.
• Identify potential adipose tissue mechanisms responsible for weight loss induced therapeutic effects on metabolic function.

Presenter Details

Samuel Klein, MD
William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science
Director, Center for Human Nutrition
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science
Director, Center for Applied Research Sciences
Director, Weight Management Program
Washington University School of Medicine
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