Volkan D Yumuk
Affiliation: Istanbul University
- Prevalence of obesity in TurkeyV D Yumuk
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
Obes Rev 6:9-10. 2005..Ten years later in 2000, the prevalence was 21.9%, which shows a relative increase rate of 17.7%. As it is true for most of the countries, overweight is more common in men and obesity is more prevalent among women in Turkey...
- High prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus in Konya, a central Anatolian city in TurkeyVolkan D Yumuk
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, 34303 Istanbul, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 70:151-8. 2005....
- Targeting components of the stress system as potential therapies for the metabolic syndrome: the peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptorsVolkan D Yumuk
Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul 34303, Turkey
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1083:306-18. 2006..Glucocorticoids are major mediators of the stress response and could be the link between stress and PPAR activator signaling and thus may affect the downstream metabolic pathways involved in fuel homeostasis...
- Impact of body mass index on cancer developmentP Fulden Yumuk
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
J BUON 13:55-9. 2008..To determine the impact of body mass index (BMI) on cancer in a hospital-based Turkish population...