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In older men with obesity, insulin seems to be better at stopping fat from breaking down compared to men of normal weight, and this difference shows up whether or not the obese men have high insulin or blood sugar problems.
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The study measured how well insulin stops fat breakdown in fat tissue from obese and normal-weight 60-year-old men. It found that obese men had a significantly stronger maximum effect of insulin at stopping fat breakdown, regardless of whether they had high insulin or diabetes.
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