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#209 - What is insulin resistance and why does it matter? | Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino

LEVELS – A Whole New Level

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The Paradox of Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is the etiology of so many major chronic diseases, including diabetes. Insulin shunts energy in the form of glucose and sometimes other foodstuffs into tissues,. especially adipocytes, fat cells to accumulate energy power. If you're insulin resistant, how come you get even fatter? And we're going to try to answer that for you today.

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