Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome

Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1017

Review Article - (2011) Volume 0, Issue 0

Weight loss-induced increases in osteocalcin are associated with improvements in glucose homeostasis

Pamela S. Hinton1*, John P. Thyfault1, Tom R. Thomas1, Bryan K. Smith2, Joseph E. Donnelly2 and R. Scott Rector3
1Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Colombia
2Energy Balance Laboratory & the Center for Physical Activity, Nutrition & Weight Management, Schiefelbusch, Life Span Institute, Colombia
3Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Colombia
*Corresponding Author: Pamela S. Hinton, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 106 McKee, Columbia, MO 65211, Colombia, Tel: (573) 882-4137, Fax: (573) 884-4885 Email:

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