Insulin Resistance
High levels of palmitic acid lead to insulin resistance
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 30th, 2003
According to recent research published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "Insulin resistance is defined as the decrease in the glucose disposal in response to insulin by the target tissues. High concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) in plasma have been implicated with many insulin resistance states."
"We evaluated several aspects of the insulin resistance induced by palmitic acid in rats and found that after treatment with 0.09 g/kg of palmitic acid there...
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