Barbara A. Gower

TL;DR: Investigation of independent relationships of intra‐abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT), leg fat, and aerobic fitness with blood lipids and insulin sensitivity in European‐American and African‐American premenopausal women found maintenance of favorable fat distribution and aerobic Fitness may be important strategies for healthy aging, at least in pre menopausal EA and AA women.

TL;DR: Clinicians should consider adding a marker metabolic health, such as waist circumference or fasting plasma glucose concentration, to other known risk factors for osteoporosis and fracture, to help clarify the relationship between obesity and bone health.

TL;DR: The contributions of hepatic versus extrahepatic insulin degradation related to ethnic differences between AAs and EAs are characterized and the mechanism underlying reduced insulin degradation in AAs remains to be clarified, as does the relative importance of reduced liver clearance to increased risk for type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: Serum 25(OH)D was inversely associated with fasting glucose, and vitamin D treatment had beneficial effects on fasting glucose; the positive relationship with LDL and ALT were suggestive of possible adverse influences of vitamin D.

TL;DR: The data suggest that VDBP concentrations are regulated by total 25( OH)D levels to maintain adequate concentrations of bioavailable 25(OH)D.