The Battle for CRTC2: How Obesity Increases the Risk for Diabetes

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The Battle for CRTC2: How Obesity Increases the Risk for Diabetes

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Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have filled in the gap and identified the missing link between the two. Their findings, to be published in the June 21, 2009 advance online edition of the journal Nature, explain how obesity sets the stage for diabetes and why thin people can become insulin-resistant.

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Tags: Diabetes, Insulin, Obesity

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