Sunday, August 15, 2010

Research explains link between diabetes and obesity

Theage.com.au:INFLAMMATORY cells in fat tissue cause the body to become resistant to the effects of insulin, explaining the link between obesity and diabetes, Melbourne researchers have found.

The discovery could pave the way for drugs that prevent insulin resistance, where the body is unable to use the hormone to convert food into energy.

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute found the immune systems of overweight people reacted against fat tissue as though it were an infection, causing complications including insulin resistance...continue

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