Obesity doesn’t necessarily cause type 2…actually it’s inflammation.  A new article describing interesting research into the causes of type 2 diabetes.  If it weren’t for lack of time, I’d write more – so here’s the intro for the actual article:

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7 (UPI) — A U.S. study has determined inflammation — and not obesity — initiates insulin resistance that is the major cause of Type 2 diabetes.

University of California-San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered inflammation provoked by immune cells called macrophages leads to insulin resistance. The scientists said that discovery might lead to new drug therapies to fight the disease, the most prevalent metabolic disease in the world.

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