Aspirin-like compounds increase insulin secretion in otherwise h...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 04/28/2008 - 23:00

(The Endocrine Society) Aspirin-like compounds can claim another health benefit: increasing the amount of insulin produced by otherwise healthy obese people.

Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, the first step toward type 2 diabetes.


 

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