Impact of Diet Composition on Insulin Resistance

• Other Authors: Conde, Silvia V. (Editor), Martins, Fatima O. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; caffeine; obstructive sleep apnea; apnea/hipopnea index; sleep architecture catecholamines; dysmetabolism; vegetarian diet; vegan diet; insulin resistance; insulin sensitivity; insulin signaling; metabolic disorders; hypercaloric diets; neurodegeneration; carob; inositols; D-Pinitol; medicinal activities; antidiabetic; insulin regulator; mechanismof action; diabetes; diagnosis; fasting plasma glucose; impaired fasting glycemia; impaired glucose tolerance
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Insulin resistance is a key player in the pathology of cardiometabolic diseases - obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes and NAFLD. These diseases are commonly associated with a peripheral insulin resistance, but an important role of insulin is played at brain circuitries that control...