NIH award funds Virginia Tech scientist's study of link between diet, diabetes, and heart disease
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
The relationship between a high-fat diet and increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease is well-known. But what is the connection and how does it work?
In Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease globally, cells become insensitive to the hormone insulin -- including those in the heart. That insensitivity impairs heart cells' ability to function, leading to diabetic heart diseas . . .
The relationship between a high-fat diet and increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease is well-known. But what is the connection and how does it work?
In Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease globally, cells become insensitive to the hormone insulin -- including those in the heart. That insensitivity impairs heart cells' ability to function, leading to diabetic heart diseas . . .