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124: Why We Get Fat, How to Fix Insulin Resistance, IGF-1 and Cancer | Benjamin Bikman, PhD

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Hypertrophic Vs Hyperplastic Fat Cells - High Insulin & High Blood Pressure

There's a reckoning for someone who is whistling past the graveyard. A study in Singapore explored differences in health consequences of being overweight across ethnicities. Chinese men experience negative health consequences of fatness earlier due to genetic factors, while Northern European men have a different mechanism. However, dietary influences also play a role. So, would this justify overweight people getting tested to determine their health risks?

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