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Not All Insulin Resistance Is the Same: Why Fat and Muscle May Matter Differently

Medical illustration comparing tissue-specific insulin resistance in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle and their different responses to insulin.

Insulin resistance is often discussed as though it were one metabolic problem affecting the entire body equally. However, emerging research suggests the picture is more complex. Tissue-specific insulin resistance means that fat, muscle, the liver, and other tissues may not respond to insulin in the same way. More importantly, resistance …

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