Green | November 12, 2007 | 1 comment

Sex Steroids, Sugar And Metabolic Disease

source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/88272.php

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Overweight children and adults have low levels in their blood of a protein known as SHGB, which transports sex steroids and regulates their entry into tissues. Low levels of SHGB are a marker of the metabolic syndrome, a combination of medical disorders that increase an individual's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. An explanation as to why low levels of SHGB are such a good marker of the metabolic syndrome are now provided by Geoffrey Hammond and colleagues at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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1 comment // Sex Steroids, Sugar And Metabolic Disease

  • richjm
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      richjm  

    • As much as I try and get my head round baffling things like HNF-4-alphas and SHGB production, my confused brain just doesn't stand a chance.

    • 4 years ago
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