Adipose Tissue & Obesity, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: December 2, 2025 What is Obesity? Obesity is defined as a physical condition in which an individual has a body mass index (BMI) ≥30kg/m2. The BMI is a measure of the relationship between an individuals weight and height. The BMI is calculated by dividing...
Adipose Tissue & Obesity, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: November 7, 2025 Introduction to the Metabolic Syndrome Several years ago Dr. Gerald M. Reaven put forth the concept that the insulin resistance syndrome was the root cause of glucose intolerance, elevated LDL along with reduced HDL, and hypertension....
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: December 29, 2025 Pathways of Ethanol Metabolism Ethanol is a small two carbon alcohol that, due to its small size and alcoholic hydroxyl group is soluble in both aqueous and lipid environments. This allows ethanol to freely pass from bodily fluids into...
Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism
Last Updated: December 2, 2025 Introduction to Fructose The major natural sources of fructose in the human diet are fruits, honey, and sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose). Under normal dietary intake the majority of the ingested fructose is metabolized by...
