Samuel Klein, Washington University School of Medicine (IMAGE)

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Samuel Klein, Washington University School of Medicine

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Samuel Klein, MD, and colleagues found that some obese people are protected from developing unhealthy metabolic profiles linked to diabetes and heart disease even when they gain additional weight.

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Robert Boston, Washington University in St. Louis

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