Mercedes Carnethon, PhD

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, associate professor of preventive medicine and epidemiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, where she specializes in population studies of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and fitness.

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Thin People Get Diabetes, Too

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD | September 18, 2014

Nearly 20% of people with this disease are not overweight… It’s widely known that type 2 diabetes tends to strike…

Is It Riskier to Be a Thin Diabetic?

Is It Riskier to Be a Thin Diabetic?

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD | October 17, 2012

It’s well-known that obesity raises the risk for type 2 diabetes, but roughly 11% of people with the disease have…