From obesity to diabetes

Epidemiological aspects methods for the study of human metabolism in vivo insulin secretion insulin resistance energy metabolism endogenous glucose production in obesity and NIDDM obesity and lipid metabolism obesity and carbohydrate metabolism obesity and diabetes evolution from obesity to diabetes protein metabolism associated cardiovascular morbidity prevention and therapeutics - physiopathological considerations, epidemiological and public health considerations time - duration of evolution, succession of events and alternance of synthesis and mobilization of substrates and hormones concluding remarks.