The diabesity epidemic in the light of evolution: insights from the capacity–load model
Abstract
The global nutrition transition, which embraces major changes in how food is produced, distributed and consumed, is associated with rapid increases in the prevalence of obesity, but the implications for diabetes differ between populations. A simple conceptual model treats diabetes risk as the function of two interacting traits: ‘metabolic capacity,’ which promotes glucose homeostasis, and ‘metabolic load’, which challenges glucose homoeostasis....
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Title
The diabesity epidemic in the light of evolution: insights from the capacity–load model
Published Date
Aug 27, 2019
Journal
Volume
62
Issue
10
Pages
1740 - 1750
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