Background: Insulin sensitivity is a key function in human metabolism because it has a
crucial role in the development of disease that are increasingly common in modern society …

As individuals gain weight, they increase the amount of fat that they accrue on their body.
This causes adipocytes to enlarge and increases not only subcutaneous fat but also …

Insulin resistance is the pathogenetic link underlying the different metabolic abnormalities
clustering in the metabolic syndrome. It can be induced by different environmental factors …

Growing evidence shows that dietary composition has a marked impact on the risk of
developing obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD), certain types of …

Insulin resistance (IR) has been proposed as the strongest single predictor for incident type
2 diabetes and is mainly caused by adiposity as a result of chronic excessive energy intake …

Diet composition has a marked impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease. Prospective studies show that dietary patterns with elevated amount …

Insulin resistance has been proposed as the strongest single predictor for the development
of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM). Chronic oversupply of energy from food, together with …

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities that increase the
risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The exact …

This review discusses dietary strategies that may improve the metabolic profile and body
weight regulation in obesity. Recent evidence demonstrated that long-term health effects …

▪ Abstract In recent years, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased alarmingly
worldwide, giving diabetes the dimension of an epidemic. Striking parallel increases in the …