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Barbara A. Gower
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 327
Citations - 13916
Barbara A. Gower is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 311 publications receiving 12520 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara A. Gower include University of Alabama & University of Utah.
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Respiratory Quotient Predicts Fat Mass Gain in Premenopausal Women
TL;DR: Low postprandial fat oxidation may uniquely predispose obesity‐prone individuals to accrual of adipose tissue, and high nonsleeping RQ predicted 2‐year change in FM independently of energy balance, circulating insulin, and insulin sensitivity.
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Leptin in postmenopausal women: influence of hormone therapy, insulin, and fat distribution
TL;DR: Results indicate that, in postmenopausal women: 1) total fat mass, lean mass, and fasting insulin, but not HRT, are significant determinants of serum leptin; 2) visceral and s.c. fat contribute to serumptin; and, 3) neither HRT nor leptin is independently related to REE.
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Insulin Sensitivity in African‐American and White Women: Association With Inflammation
Tanya C. Hyatt,Radhika P. Phadke,Gary R. Hunter,Nikki C. Bush,A. Julian Munoz,Barbara A. Gower +5 more
TL;DR: Whites had greater intra‐abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT), insulin sensitivity, and concentrations of TNF‐α, s TNFR‐1, and sTNFR‐2 than African Americans, and greater IAAT among whites may be associated with greater inflammation.
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Effects of Low- and High-Glycemic Index/Glycemic Load Diets on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Overweight/Obese Men
TL;DR: Overall, high- and low-GI/GL diets of 4 weeks' duration had no consistent effects on coronary heart disease risk factors in this group of overweight/obese men.
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Overweight status and intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes are associated with children's metabolic health
Paula C. Chandler-Laney,Nikki C. Bush,Wesley M. Granger,Dwight J. Rouse,Melissa S. Mancuso,Barbara A. Gower +5 more
TL;DR: Offspring of women with gestational diabetes (OGD) have greater risk for obesity and impaired metabolic health and may need to be screened for these conditions during and after pregnancy.