Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center

Impact of alcohol use discontinuation on adipose tissue insulin resistance among Latino patients with and without underlying chronic liver disease

Abstract We evaluated the effect of short-term moderate alcohol discontinuation on adipose tissue insulin resistance (adipo-IR) and factors associated with its change in Latinos with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV). Nondiabetic Latino adults without (N = 17) or with (N = 7) H...