The prevention and optimal treatment of Type II Diabetes

与生活方式有关的代谢性疾病，包括肥胖和糖尿病，代表着一种疾病连续体，并对公共卫生提出了越来越大的挑战。这项研究的重点是生活方式疾病的基础机制和预防和治疗，范围从与健康有关的行为(改变障碍和行为改变)，到运动-饮食和药物的作用机制，再到改善生活方式疾病预防和治疗的公共卫生干预。

Lifestyle related metabolic disease including obesity and diabetes, represent a disease continuum and present an increasing public health challenge. This research focuses on mechanisms underpinning lifestyle diseases and on prevention and treatment covering the spectrum from health related behaviours (barriers to change and behavioural modification), to mechanisms of action of exercise-diet and medications, to public health interventions to improve prevention and treatment of lifestyle diseases.