The Claim

Untreated individuals with mild essential hypertension exhibit significantly lower whole-body and femoral muscle glucose uptake compared to normotensive individuals during hyperinsulinemic conditions, indicating the presence of systemic and regional insulin resistance.

Source: Insulin resistance in essential hypertension is characterized by impaired insulin stimulation of blood flow in skeletal muscle

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

People with mild high blood pressure who aren't taking medicine don't process sugar as well in their muscles and body when insulin is high, which suggests their body is resisting insulin's effects.

See the scientific wording

Whole-body and femoral muscle glucose uptake are significantly lower in untreated individuals with mild essential hypertension compared to normotensive individuals during hyperinsulinemia, indicating systemic and regional insulin resistance.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Insulin resistance in essential hypertension is characterized by impaired insulin stimulation of blood flow in skeletal muscle

    The study shows that people with mild high blood pressure don’t process sugar in their muscles as well when insulin is high, just like the claim says.

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