Size of fat cells and waist size predict type 2 diabetes in women

Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

When it comes to assessing risk for type 2 diabetes, not only do waistlines matter to women, but so does the size of their fat cells. This new discovery by a team of Swedish researchers was just published online in the FASEB Journal and helps explain why some women of normal weight develop type 2 diabetes, despite not having any known risk factors...

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