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Diabetes & Obesity Research

Hero image credit: Reprinted from Obesity, volume 16, issue 6, Copyright 2008, with permission from Wiley-Blackwell, a publishing business of John Wiley & Sons.

Cedar-Sinai's Diabetes and Obesity Research is dedicated on uncovering the mechanisms related to diabetes, obesity and associated conditions.

Featured Research

We investigate obesity as a cause of diabetes and seek approaches to ameliorate these two conditions."


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Meet Our Team

The respected faculty members dedicated to diabetes and obesity research at Cedars-Sinai explore a multitude of conditions and diseases through theoretical, applied and translational research.

Current Research

In the past several decades there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the United States. Similar trends have now been observed throughout the Western Hemisphere, and more recently in Asia. Because the increases in obesity predate those for diabetes, we now know that obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes. In addition, increasing obesity is coupled with many other chronic ailments, including heart disease, hypertension and some cancers. At Cedars-Sinai, we have recognized the close link between diabetes and obesity by establishing a world-class research institute, the Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute. This allows us to take an integrated approach to understanding these conditions. We have a 4-pillar approach: detection, prevention, treatment and cure.

The investigators at Cedars-Sinai are among the first to recognize the close relationship between obesity and diabetes and to uncover the underlying mechanisms that account for this hand-in-glove interaction. From our research studies, new therapies should emerge which will improve the lifestyle of the lives of patients and their families.

Labs

The Diabetes and Obesity Research labs conduct research that focuses on finding new advancements to detect, prevent, treat and cure Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

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