Overweight women with low levels of the hormone adiponectin prior to pregnancy are nearly seven times more likely to develop gestational diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal iDiabetes Care/i. Adiponectin protects against insulin resistance, inflammation and heart disease. Using Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect (Regd) , an electronic health records system, the researchers retrospectively identified about 4,000 women who gave ...You have just read an article categorized health
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