Obesity and Diabetes
Studies conducted at Linkoping University on obesity and diabetes recently published
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 22nd, 2007
According to a study from Sweden, "'Aims/hypothesis Several studies have suggested that large fat cells are less responsive to insulin than small fat cells. However, in these studies, large fat cells from obese individuals were compared with smaller fat cells from leaner participants, in effect making it impossible to draw conclusions about whether there is a causal relationship between fat cell size and insulin sensitivity."
"We hypothesised that small fat cells might be more insulin-responsive than large adipocytes when obtained from the same individual. We developed a method of sorting isolated primary human fat cells by using nylon filters of two different pore...
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