In people with obesity, women’s fat tissue under the skin has about 60% more of a specific molecule (IRS1) that helps respond to insulin than men’s, and this difference is real—not just due to chance.

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Sex differences in adipose insulin resistance are linked to obesity, lipolysis and insulin receptor substrate 1

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2024 Jul

In obese people, women’s fat cells make 60% more of a key insulin-signaling molecule called IRS1 than men’s fat cells, and this difference is real and not due to chance — the study proves it.

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Sex differences in adipose insulin resistance are linked to obesity, lipolysis and insulin receptor substrate 1

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DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01501-x

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