Category Archives: Insulin Resistance

Ageing per se increases susceptibility to lipid induced insulin resistance in rats

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Colby Vorland

I am constantly on the lookout for studies on how biochemical mechanisms shift with age, the significance of these changes and how nutrition and lifestyle interact with them to potentially affect health.  Ageing itself is clearly an immensely complex process, and teasing … Continue reading →

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Insulin resistance as a protective mechanism, a paradigm shift?

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Colby Vorland

Oxidative stress has been implicated implicated in insulin resistance, and a new study by Hoehn et al. (1) adds some convincing evidence that one specific radical, superoxide generated in the mitochondria, may be a unifying cause.  But the findings suggest … Continue reading →

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