Developing equitable biomarkers for diagnosing metabolic syndrome

Diabetes disproportionately impacts underrepresented minorities, who have a higher prevalence of diagnosis and complication rates of diabetes compared to white individuals. Despite this, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome – the proportion of a population that at any given time has a group of five conditions that can lead to health problems like heart disease and …

Attie awarded RC2 grant to study genetic variation in response to diet

Professor Alan Attie has been awarded an RC2 grant through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease to explore the role of genetic variation in the response to two popular human diets. Obesity and related metabolic disorders have reached a historic high worldwide. While health experts have long debated the benefits of two …