Tabagisme, insulinoresistance et diabete de type 2.

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2002), 57(9), 575-81

Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is associated with endothelial dysfunction and lipid disorders similar to those found in the insulin resistance syndrome. Studies have thus ... [more ▼]

Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is associated with endothelial dysfunction and lipid disorders similar to those found in the insulin resistance syndrome. Studies have thus tried to demonstrate a relationship between smoking and insulin resistance, and between smoking and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Even if their results may sometimes differ, smoking does seem to be associated with an impaired insulin sensitivity that is proportional to tobacco consumption. Nicotine replacement therapies seem also to generate a certain, though lower, degree of insulin resistance. If there is no major weight gain after smoking cessation, the latter is accompanied by a progressive return to normal insulin sensitivity. Several large epidemiological studies recently demonstrated that smoking could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, with a relative risk between 1.5 and 3.0. Finally, among type 2 diabetic patients, smoking has a harmful effect on metabolic control and long-term complications of the disease, at least partially by increasing the components of the insulin resistance syndrome. All these observations represent further argument to promote smoking cessation in the general population, and more particularly in individuals at risk to develop type 2 diabetes, as well as in the diabetic population. [less ▲]

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in Vermeulen, Urbain; De Smet, Daniel (Eds.) Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk Eras (Proceedings of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd International Colloquium organized at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in May 1992, 1993 and 1994) (1995)

Table d'écoute vocale: entraînement à la discrimination auditive.

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in Cahiers Internationaux de Psychologie Sociale (1997), 34(2), 100-109

Table ronde

Conference (2011, January)

Table ronde "Religions, Justice, Armée"

in Pauliat, Hélène (Ed.) Services publics et religions : les nouvelles frontières de l’action publique en Europe (2006)

Compte rendu de la table ronde organisée dans le cadre du colloque d'EUROPE en novembre 2005. J'interviens principalement sur les questions relatives au fait religieux dans les forces armées et les ... [more ▼]

Compte rendu de la table ronde organisée dans le cadre du colloque d'EUROPE en novembre 2005. J'interviens principalement sur les questions relatives au fait religieux dans les forces armées et les établissements pénitentiaires. [less ▲]

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in Neurophysiologie Clinique = Clinical Neurophysiology (2006)

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in Puzzle (2008), 25

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Speech (2008)