The Claim
In adults with upper-body obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, the degree of insulin-mediated suppression of free fatty acid release from adipose tissue is strongly correlated with the degree of niacin-mediated suppression of free fatty acid release from adipose tissue, indicating a shared defect in distal lipolysis regulation rather than isolated insulin signaling impairment.
What the research says
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In adults with upper-body obesity or type 2 diabetes, the extent to which insulin reduces fat release from fat cells is closely related to the extent to which niacin reduces the same fat release, suggesting both substances are affected by the same underlying problem in fat cell regulation.
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In adults with upper-body obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, the degree to which insulin suppresses free fatty acid release from adipose tissue is strongly correlated with the degree to which niacin suppresses the same process, suggesting a shared defect in distal lipolysis regulation rather than isolated insulin signaling impairment.
In people with upper-body obesity or type 2 diabetes, fat cells cannot properly shut down fat breakdown because key proteins that control this process are stuck in an active state, so neither insulin nor niacin can stop the release of fatty acids into the blood.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Adipose Tissue Resistance to the Antilipolytic Effect of Insulin and Niacin in Humans With Obesity.
In people with obesity or diabetes, how well their fat cells respond to insulin and niacin in stopping fat release are almost perfectly linked — even though these two substances start their work differently. This means the problem isn’t just with insulin, but with a later step both substances rely on.
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