Does a high-fat diet cause diabetes in macaque monkeys?

High-Fat Diet & Diabetes1 min readUpdated June 6, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed one study on macaque monkeys and found that a high-fat diet over 18 months was linked to a 17.86% rate of diabetes in male monkeys aged 10 to 15 years [1]. This diagnosis was based on higher blood glucose and HbA1c levels, along with changes in liver enzymes that suggest the liver was...

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Chronic high‐fat diet induces multi‐organ dysfunction and metabolic homeostasis disruption in Macaca fascicularis

DOI: 10.1002/ame2.70124

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