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When you're overweight, your body makes more of a fat molecule called palmitate, which can kill insulin-producing cells in your pancreas and make nearby fat cells angry and inflamed—kind of like turning up the volume on inflammation—by activating a specific alarm system called TLR4.
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Metabolic crosstalk between fatty pancreas and fatty liver: effects on local inflammation and insulin secretion
Cross-Sectional Study
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2017 NovThe study found that palmitate, a fat molecule common in obesity, kills insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and triggers inflammation through a specific pathway called TLR4 — exactly what the claim says.
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